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Assignment: Perceiving and Guiding Behaviour
Practical Application
Instructions:
For this assignment you will review the document titled The Spoiled Child, Myth or Reality". You will then answer the discussion questions located in the article.
Your answers should be thorough, and you must show evidence of learning and application of information from week #1.
Your paper should be at least 3 pages in length, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font.
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Each value stated below is based upon:
Demonstrating application of learning from week I.
Responding to all required components and providing thorough and thoughtful responses
Applying insight into the content of your responses (critical thinking), and developing your own ideas. (justify your answers)
Making your thoughts clear by providing specific examples from both the case study and course materials.
Providing references to the required readings
Followed directions
Spelling. grammar and sentence structure
Case - The Spoiled Child Myth or Reality?
Case Discussion Questions
1. What do people really mean when they label babies either "spoiled" or "good"?
2. What appear to be Elena's priorities and values in caring for her children? What arc her daughters learning about their role in the world? Why is that a problem?
3. Why do you think the staff in Elena's child care center were opposed to holding, rocking, and playing with babies? Does frequent holding and cuddling create a setting in which adults are warm, nurturing, and emotionally avail¬able to the children? Why is this important to children's development?
4. How do you feel about Al and Tamara's relationship with their children?
5. List, in order of importance, the 10 characteristics you personally value and admire most in a person (for example, kindness, sense of humor, energy, intelligence, enthusiasm, and so on). Are these the same characteris¬tics you expect caregivers to model in their interactions with babies and young children? Describe a real situa¬tion in which you demonstrated the characteristic that you most value.
6. List the 10 characteristics you like least in a person. Are these characteristics that you have seen caregivers demon-strate In their Interactions with youngsters? Describe a real situation in which you demonstrated a characteristic that you would not want children to imitate.
7. Al and Tamara have a different cultural background from Elena. Do you think their cultural background may have had an effect on their child-rearing style? If so, how?