Examination should include characteristics of physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and moral development.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
- How can an established sense of trust allow the preschooler to explore with confidence and safety?
- What might the consequences be if a preschooler developed a sense that he/she were loved only when he/she achieved?
Communication
- In what ways can the adolescent parent communicate to the preschooler that he/she is loved and willingly cared for?
- How can providing sensitive, consistent responses to the preschooler's physical and emotional needs create a level of trust for the preschooler?
Leadership
- How can mealtime provide an excellent opportunity to encourage development?
- How does playtime help him or her respond to a new environment?
- How does a secure environment help a child grow through the stages of stranger and separation anxiety?
Management
- How does a daily schedule of providing physical care for the preschooler provide opportunities to stimulate the preschooler cognitively, socially, morally, and emotionally?
- How can a parent stimulate development of a preschooler?