Author Question: Ella's mother makes sure that Ella gets three good meals a day, but she constantly ridicules Ella ... (Read 600 times)

Bob-Dole · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Ella's mother makes sure that Ella gets three good meals a day, but she constantly ridicules Ella for being too slow or too clumsy during typical day-to-day activities. You worry that Ella's mom is subjecting Ella to:

a. neglect
b. sexual abuse
c. physical abuse
d. emotional abuse

Question 2

When parents are absent from children's lives for long periods, such as when they are in the military or incarcerated, children:

a. often forget them entirely and experience distress when they return to the family.
b. have difficulty forming attachments with other adults who serve as caregivers.
c. do best when they have ongoing positive contact with the absent parent and support at home.
d. show long-term effects, often joining gangs and engaging in risky behaviors as young teens.