Essay Quiz


1			Your sister and your brother-in-law both work for the same internationally based company, which has branches in fifty countries and every continent around the world. Your sister has confided in you that she would like to have children but, although she feels guilty about it, she would really rather work than stay at home with them while they are growing up. She said her husband also wants children. He has said that he's willing to stay home with them for a while so that your sister could continue working, but he's concerned about the resulting loss of income. They both would like to spend some time at home with their children but would also want to put them into day care at times, even though they would feel guilty about doing that. Assuming that you think they would be good parents, what information could you give them about a place they might live where they could both have time with their children; what would you advise them about placing their children in day care?




2			The local PTA has asked you to talk to their parents and teachers about working with young children. They have specifically asked you to address the idea of attachment—what it is, the research supporting a notion of attachment, the different forms of attachment, ways to help a child develop secure attachment—as well as the different types of temperament, including how to deal effectively with children according to their temperamental styles. What will you tell these parents and teachers?