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“The greatest social service than can be rendered to anybody in the country and to mankind is to bring up a family. Parenting is indeed the biggest blessing, the biggest responsibility and the biggest job you can ever have. ” -George Bernard Shaw
- 1.What does it mean to say that parenting begins with "you"?
- A.
You are their role model
- B.
Your children want to copy everything you do
- C.
As a parent you need to get your "own act" together
- D.
Children learn more by what's "caught" than by what's "taught"
- E.
All of the above
- F.
None of the above
- 2.Which is the worst example of "quality time"?
- A.
Reading a book together
- B.
Planning a game together
- C.
Cooking together
- D.
Watching TV together
- E.
Fishing together
- 3.One of the most powerful and yet underused tools in parenting is:
- A.
Punishment
- B.
Negative reinforcement
- C.
Positive reinforcement
- D.
Spanking
- 4.Positive reinforcement is seven times more effective in changing behavior.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Which statements are true about positive reinforcement?
- A.
The more positive reinforcement you use the less need for correction
- B.
It is giving some type of positive acknowledgment to reward a desired behavior
- C.
It is seven times more effective in changing behavior
- D.
Positive reinforcement helps compensate for negative statements
- E.
All of the above
- F.
B, c, d only
- 6.Most experts agree that spanking is an acceptable form of punishment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Different disciplines work better for different children because children have different temperaments.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Which statements are true about "punishment" and "discipline"?
- A.
Punishment is more commonly associated with spanking
- B.
Discipline comes from the root word "disciple"
- C.
Consistency with discipline is essential
- D.
Spanking is considered acceptable punishment
- E.
All of the above
- F.
A, b and c only
- 9.Being inconsistent in your discipline will provoke defiance and rebellion in children
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Your child will need you to be their "parent" more than they will need you to be there "friend"
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.“Don’t provoke your children to anger but raise them with discipline and instruction about the Lord.”Ephesians 6:4
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