Questions from Infants and Children

Q: Nine-year-old Jasmine thinks she isn’t good at sports

Nine-year-old Jasmine thinks she isn’t good at sports, and she doesn’t like physical education class. Suggest strategies her teacher can use to improve her pleasure and involvement in physical activit...

Q: Josefina, a Hispanic fourth grader, does well on homework assignments

Josefina, a Hispanic fourth grader, does well on homework assignments. But when her teacher announces, “It’s time for a test to see how much you’ve learned,” Josefina usually does poorly. How might st...

Q: What changes in parent–child and teacher–child relationships are

What changes in parent–child and teacher–child relationships are likely to help children who are rejected by their peers?

Q: Mario wants to find out precisely how children of different ages recall

Mario wants to find out precisely how children of different ages recall stories. Desiree is interested in how adult–child communication in different cultures influences children’s storytelling. Which...

Q: How does poverty affect functioning of the family system, placing all

How does poverty affect functioning of the family system, placing all domains of development at risk?

Q: Using what you learned about research strategies in Chapter 1, explain

Using what you learned about research strategies in Chapter 1, explain why it is difficult to determine the prenatal effects of many environmental agents, such as drugs and pollution.

Q: Relate secular trends in physical growth to the concept of cohort effects

Relate secular trends in physical growth to the concept of cohort effects.

Q: List factors discussed that increase the chances of an infant being born

List factors discussed that increase the chances of an infant being born underweight. How many of these factors could be prevented by better health care for expectant mothers?

Q: Which learning capacities contribute to an infant’s first social relationships? Explain

Which learning capacities contribute to an infant’s first social relationships? Explain, providing examples.

Q: Using what you learned about brain development, explain why it is

Using what you learned about brain development, explain why it is best to initiate intervention for children living in poverty in the first two years rather than later.