Parenting Scenarios
For the following scenarios plausible explanations about why the child would behave in the way that s/he did are explained.
1. You are walking though a local grocery store and see the following interaction between a parent and child: The parent and child are in the checkout line. The child requests a candy bar and the parent says "I'm sorry. But I don’t think it’s a good idea--- we're meeting Gamma and Pap for dinner tonight at a restaurant and I don’t want to ruin your appetite." The child begins to whine and scream that s/he wants the candy bar "now!"
The child is demonstrating difficult temperament and an inability to recognize their emotion. The child is not only being difficult but they are only worried about themselves and are focuses on getting the candy bar. The child is also extroverted and cannot recognize their impulsion.
2. A parent and child are in a craft store. The child had a packet of stickers in his hand. In one of the aisles of the store, the child removes a glass case from a shelf, and the mother politely asks the child to put it back. The child fails to comply so the mother says: “I’m going to count to five, and if you don’t put the case back, then you’re going to lose those stickers.” The child again fails to comply, so the mother requests that the child give the stickers back. The child refuses and ultimately the mother removes the stickers from the child’s hand. The child begins to scream and call his mother names, and when the mother lifts the child to remove him from the store, he begins to hit and bite her.
The child demonstrates negative affectivity by becoming upset. They are so fixated on the stickers that they may not be self conscious of their emotion. The child’s temperament is also easily moved from happy to upset.
3. Two children are playing at recess on a playground. One child is bouncing a ball. The other child goes up to the first child, pushes hum down, and takes the ball away.
This child has little effort control and is slow-to-warm up. They don’t understand the concept of sharing. The child may have a difficult temperament creating the inability to ask the other child for a turn with the ball.
4. You work in a department store. One day you see a mother and her young daughter in the toy section. The child is whining about how she wants a book because she is so “bored “with all the books that she has at home. The mother ignores the child’s request. The child whines about the book from the “book aisle” into the next aisle. In the next aisle. The child begins to whine about needing some new cloths for her doll baby because her old clothes are “boring.” The mother responds with “you have a lot of clothes for your baby, perhaps another day.” The child escalates her whining and continues to whine into the next aisle. In the next aisle, the child begins to whine that she needs some new games because her games are all “boring.” The mother quickly grabs a pack of “go fish” cards and hands them to the child. The child smiles brightly.
This child is difficult by whining continuously until they get their way. This shows that the child is in high control of their emotions and due to being in control of their emotions the child is able to manipulate the parent to get their way.
The child is demonstrating difficult temperament and an inability to recognize their emotion. The child is not only being difficult but they are only worried about themselves and are focuses on getting the candy bar. The child is also extroverted and cannot recognize their impulsion.
2. A parent and child are in a craft store. The child had a packet of stickers in his hand. In one of the aisles of the store, the child removes a glass case from a shelf, and the mother politely asks the child to put it back. The child fails to comply so the mother says: “I’m going to count to five, and if you don’t put the case back, then you’re going to lose those stickers.” The child again fails to comply, so the mother requests that the child give the stickers back. The child refuses and ultimately the mother removes the stickers from the child’s hand. The child begins to scream and call his mother names, and when the mother lifts the child to remove him from the store, he begins to hit and bite her.
The child demonstrates negative affectivity by becoming upset. They are so fixated on the stickers that they may not be self conscious of their emotion. The child’s temperament is also easily moved from happy to upset.
3. Two children are playing at recess on a playground. One child is bouncing a ball. The other child goes up to the first child, pushes hum down, and takes the ball away.
This child has little effort control and is slow-to-warm up. They don’t understand the concept of sharing. The child may have a difficult temperament creating the inability to ask the other child for a turn with the ball.
4. You work in a department store. One day you see a mother and her young daughter in the toy section. The child is whining about how she wants a book because she is so “bored “with all the books that she has at home. The mother ignores the child’s request. The child whines about the book from the “book aisle” into the next aisle. In the next aisle. The child begins to whine about needing some new cloths for her doll baby because her old clothes are “boring.” The mother responds with “you have a lot of clothes for your baby, perhaps another day.” The child escalates her whining and continues to whine into the next aisle. In the next aisle, the child begins to whine that she needs some new games because her games are all “boring.” The mother quickly grabs a pack of “go fish” cards and hands them to the child. The child smiles brightly.
This child is difficult by whining continuously until they get their way. This shows that the child is in high control of their emotions and due to being in control of their emotions the child is able to manipulate the parent to get their way.