Roberto, at 15, is finding that he loves to take chances. He enjoys the sensation of being on the edge of danger, whether he is trying a new drug, or riding in a car at top speed with his friends.
Roberto was well-behaved, outgoing, and happy as a younger child. If you were his counselor, what would you tell his parents about his current experimentation with deviant behavior?
a. Deviant behavior is likely to be increasing Roberto's peer rejection.
b. Roberto's risk-taking is unlikely to decline in young adulthood.
c. Closer parental monitoring can help reduce the deviant behavior and protect Roberto from harm.
d. Roberto's risk-taking poses no serious risks of harm, because it is considered normative.
Question 2
On the basis of research on parenting, what advice should counselors give parents about how much to be involved in their adolescents' school life?
a. Parents should not be involved in school-related activities, like monitoring homework, so that their adolescents will learn to handle their own problems with class work and teachers.
b. Parents should become more involved when there are behavior problems in school, but adolescents should handle all of their own academic problems.
c. Adolescents' academic achievement is likely to benefit when parents remain actively involved in school-related activities like monitoring homework and serving as partners in school decision making.
d. Reduced parental involvement in school-related activities promoted positive growth in autonomy and peer relations.
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