Describe social referencing and why it is a powerful tool for parents for influencing their children.

Learning Questions: Lesson 11

Instructions

Respond to the questions/prompts below. Remember, when you are answering Learning Questions for this class, number your answers to correspond with the questions on this sheet restate the question/prompt with your answer. This process enhances learning! See the Guidelines for Learning Questions document in the Guidelines module for formatting details and expectations, if needed.

Tasks related to Baby Human: To Feel ~

1. As you view this documentary, create a bulleted list of at least 10-15 pieces of information that you would like to remember and/or share with your team during discussion.

2. How do babies cope with overstimulation? Relate this back to the Dimetri Christakis, Media and Children TED talk we watch earlier this semester related to the overstimulation.

3. Describe the research with the Jack in the Box toy and how it related to a child’s temperament.

4. Describe social referencing and why it is a powerful tool for parents for influencing their children.

Questions related to Chapter 7 in your textbook:

5. Briefly describe the three types of temperament identified by Thomas and Chess.

6. List the types of child abuse/maltreatment recognized by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services. Discuss some of the causes and adverse effects of child abuse, then discuss some of the techniques used to prevent child abuse.

7. What are the different causes of and treatments for autism?