Question

Statement I: A responsive parenting approach, where parents promptly and appropriately respond to their child’s needs, fosters a sense of security and helps in the child’s emotional and social development.

Statement II: Parental responsiveness is unimportant in the early years, as children only begin to recognize and respond to their parents’ actions after the age of five.

Options

• Statement I is true and Statement II is false.

• Statement I is false and Statement II is true.

• Both Statements I and II are true.

• Both Statements I and II are false.

Answer 1

Statement I is true and Statement II is false.

Explanation:

Responsive parenting,prompt, appropriate responses to a child’s needs,fosters security and supports emotional and social development; parental responsiveness is important from infancy (not only after age five).