Which Would You Recommend to Enhance the Quality of Parent-Infant

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which would you recommend to enhance the quality of parent-infant interactions?

• A) Increase the number of hours the infant spends in high quality childcare.
• B) Encourage parents to model or mirror the emotions of infants back to them.
• C) Tell parents to avoid infant care by multiple caregivers in the first few months to ensure the infant attaches to parents.
• D) Teach parents to avoid spoiling infants by picking them up as soon as they cry.
• E) Decrease the number of hours infants spend outside the home environment.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digestion, counterbalancing the sympathetic nervous system.

Chronic Illnesses

Long-term health conditions that require ongoing medical attention or limit daily living activities.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's fight or flight response during times of stress.

Fight-or-Flight

A physiological response to perceived danger or threat, triggering a choice between standing firm and fighting or fleeing to safety.