This theory emphasizes the power of language in shaping a child’s development. Children come to see themselves as their parents treat/describe them.

Empowerment seeks to:

This theory believes that children progress through stages of psychosexual development and must master a task in the appropriate time frame. Children’s behavior and sense of self are shaped by the ego’s ability to regulate the id and superego.

Which of the following represents a modern tradition that stems from arranged marriage customs?

This theory maintains that cultural and cognitive factors shape behaviors. For example, parents can teach a child through scaffolding and understanding the zone of proximal development (e.g. giving them enough support to master tasks and then gradually withdrawing oversight so they can become independent and self-sufficient over time).

This theory believes that at each stage of life, children and adults must accomplish a major task in order to progress in their development. For example, the first stage is trust versus mistrust.  Once this stage is complete, the individual progresses through the following stages:  autonomy versus shame/doubt; initiative versus guilt; industry versus inferiority; identity versus role confusion; intimacy versus isolation; generativity versus stagnation; and integrity versus despair. 

This theory emphasizes that children learn to make sense of their world through experimenting (trial and error) like “little scientists”.

A “Complete Love” will have all the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following recommendations are given to Christian parents in Chapter 7?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main sexual issues addressed in Christian theism?