When Caitlin falls and hurts herself, she runs to her mother crying. Rather than comforting Caitlin, her mother offers her a toy to distract her. Her mother is a(n)
proximal parent.
distal parent.
authoritative parent.
slow-to-warm-up parent.
Question 2
Yashiko is 16 months old and is from Japan. Gerhardt is 16 months old and is from Germany. When meeting new people, Yashiko demonstrates more stranger anxiety than Gerhardt. What is the most likely explanation for this?
Yashiko is female, and girls generally tend to exhibit stranger anxiety longer
than males.
Gerhardt's mother most likely carries him everywhere, so he feels more
secure.
Gerhardt is of German descent and therefore tends to be generally hardier
than children of Asian descent.
Yashiko has probably had fewer experiences with separation from her
mother.
A little girl talking to her mother, who looks amused.
Mary Cassatt, Young Mother, Daughter, and Son.
Position of the fetus in late pregnancy results in stresses on the mother’s body.
Who is the “real” Beyoncé—doting mother or Sasha Fierce?
Tibetan Mother and Child
Mother’s Day kid drawing