Which Statement About Children's Characteristics and Behaviour and the Parenting

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which statement about children's characteristics and behaviour and the parenting process is TRUE?

• A)Parenting behaviours are rarely influenced by children's characteristics or behaviour, as parents tend to have a core style that changes in only minor ways.
• B)Although children's early temperamental characteristics influence the parenting style that parents adopt, children have little influence on parenting behaviours after infancy.
• C)Parents may be influenced by children's extreme behaviours, but their parenting practices are rarely influenced by any other characteristics of their children.
• D)Children's characteristics and behaviour can have a substantial influence on the parenting process.

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