Children's Decreased Reliance on Parents for Help with Emotional Regulation

question 38

Multiple Choice

Children's decreased reliance on parents for help with emotional regulation as they get older does NOT reflect

• A) their increased ability to negotiate ways to resolve situations.
• B) increasing maturation of neurological systems.
• C) changes in adults' expectations of them.
• D) changes in the temporal lobe.

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