Author Question: Marie has a 2-year-old daughter. The babysitter has been calling her daughter naughty and a bad girl ... (Read 99 times)

dejastew · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Marie has a 2-year-old daughter. The babysitter has been calling her daughter naughty and a bad girl when the child is uncooperative.

The babysitter says that the little girl doesn't understand what she is saying so it doesn't matter. Marie is unsure about what to do. Based upon information presented in this chapter, what would you say to Marie?
a. Marie should not worry about what the babysitter is doing because her daughter is too young to understand.
b. Marie should tell her daughter that what the babysitter says about her is untrue.
c. Marie should tell her daughter that she is loved to make up for what the babysitter says.
d. Marie should find some way to stop this before these labels become part of her daughter's developing self-understanding.

Question 2

At what age would a young child typically show self-recognition, the ability to recognize themselves in a mirror?

a. By 10 months.
b. By 13 months.
c. By 18 months.
d. By 3 years.