FLHD 2400 Practice Exam Question/Answers Graded A+
2025/2026
What does the book The Richest Man in Babylon recommend in regard to savings? -
Pay yourself first -- Save 10% of every check
What is the difference between a dual-career and dual-earner family? - Dual-career:
education, salary pay, more commitment to job, opportunity to advance
Dual-earner: both have jobs, generally hourly
What percentage of families in the U.S. do both parents work when they have children
who are six or younger? - 58.6%
How has men's participation in housework and childcare changed over the last few
decades? - They have doubled their involvement since 1960s
What are the benefits of father-play on children and their fathers? - Children: develop
problem-solving, increase trust in him, express new emotions, build self-confidence
Father: increased empathy and acceptance, reduce stress levels, less problems with
child behavior
How does involved fathering impact children? - Higher cognitive ability and academics,
higher self confidence and esteem, better relationships, self control, more empathy,
better marriages, fewer behavior problems
How does involved fathering impact fathers? - Closer relationship to child, lower stress,
better parenting, greater career success, higher marital satisfaction,
What percentage of children are born to unwed mothers? - 1/3
What percentage of fathers pay child support? - 75%
What are some potential consequences of growing up without a father? - poverty, lower
education, more behaviors, more likely to be unwed teenage parent, negative impact on
child development
What are the three parenting styles? - Authoritative/democratic
Authoritarian
Permissive
How does each parenting style impact child development? - Authoritative: happier,
capable, successful, self-reliant, better cope with stress, good evaluation of safety risks
Authoritarian: obedient but unhappy, low self-esteem, low school achievement, better at
following rules, more rebellious adolescents, good liars
Permissive: difficulty with authority and school performance, impulsive and aggressive
behavior, rebellious, domineering, underachieving
, What are the differences between discipline and punishment? - Discipline focuses on
teaching, guiding, and understanding while punishment simply stops the behavior
without teaching
What are the potential consequences of corporal punishment on children? - More
antisocial, impulsive, violent, crimes, more likely to hit spouse, depression and low self
esteem, fear of parents, more aggressive, short-term
What are the different guidance and discipline techniques? - Redirection
Induction
Time Out
Logical and natural consequences
Modeling
What is redirection? - offering acceptable alternatives / distracting
What is Induction? - Using reasoning to help child understand how their action affects
themself and others
What is Time Out? - helps child gain self-control, not punishment but opportunity to self-
regulate and create a teaching opportunity
What is the difference between logical and natural consequences? - Logical: logically
follows the mistaken behavior (spill the milk, clean it up)
Natural: cause-and-effect relationship that naturally occurs (go outside without coat,
gets cold)
What is modeling? - Being an example of behavior.
What are the drawbacks to spanking? - It's not effective - more short term compliance,
can create mental health problems and make child more aggressive
What are the four styles for responding to a child's emotions? - Ignore
Dismiss
Punish
Rescue
What are the steps for emotion coaching? - 1. Recognize emotions as an opportunity to
connect
2. Stay calm
3. Listen with empathy
4. Help child name the emotions
5. Set limits and find good solutions
2025/2026
What does the book The Richest Man in Babylon recommend in regard to savings? -
Pay yourself first -- Save 10% of every check
What is the difference between a dual-career and dual-earner family? - Dual-career:
education, salary pay, more commitment to job, opportunity to advance
Dual-earner: both have jobs, generally hourly
What percentage of families in the U.S. do both parents work when they have children
who are six or younger? - 58.6%
How has men's participation in housework and childcare changed over the last few
decades? - They have doubled their involvement since 1960s
What are the benefits of father-play on children and their fathers? - Children: develop
problem-solving, increase trust in him, express new emotions, build self-confidence
Father: increased empathy and acceptance, reduce stress levels, less problems with
child behavior
How does involved fathering impact children? - Higher cognitive ability and academics,
higher self confidence and esteem, better relationships, self control, more empathy,
better marriages, fewer behavior problems
How does involved fathering impact fathers? - Closer relationship to child, lower stress,
better parenting, greater career success, higher marital satisfaction,
What percentage of children are born to unwed mothers? - 1/3
What percentage of fathers pay child support? - 75%
What are some potential consequences of growing up without a father? - poverty, lower
education, more behaviors, more likely to be unwed teenage parent, negative impact on
child development
What are the three parenting styles? - Authoritative/democratic
Authoritarian
Permissive
How does each parenting style impact child development? - Authoritative: happier,
capable, successful, self-reliant, better cope with stress, good evaluation of safety risks
Authoritarian: obedient but unhappy, low self-esteem, low school achievement, better at
following rules, more rebellious adolescents, good liars
Permissive: difficulty with authority and school performance, impulsive and aggressive
behavior, rebellious, domineering, underachieving
, What are the differences between discipline and punishment? - Discipline focuses on
teaching, guiding, and understanding while punishment simply stops the behavior
without teaching
What are the potential consequences of corporal punishment on children? - More
antisocial, impulsive, violent, crimes, more likely to hit spouse, depression and low self
esteem, fear of parents, more aggressive, short-term
What are the different guidance and discipline techniques? - Redirection
Induction
Time Out
Logical and natural consequences
Modeling
What is redirection? - offering acceptable alternatives / distracting
What is Induction? - Using reasoning to help child understand how their action affects
themself and others
What is Time Out? - helps child gain self-control, not punishment but opportunity to self-
regulate and create a teaching opportunity
What is the difference between logical and natural consequences? - Logical: logically
follows the mistaken behavior (spill the milk, clean it up)
Natural: cause-and-effect relationship that naturally occurs (go outside without coat,
gets cold)
What is modeling? - Being an example of behavior.
What are the drawbacks to spanking? - It's not effective - more short term compliance,
can create mental health problems and make child more aggressive
What are the four styles for responding to a child's emotions? - Ignore
Dismiss
Punish
Rescue
What are the steps for emotion coaching? - 1. Recognize emotions as an opportunity to
connect
2. Stay calm
3. Listen with empathy
4. Help child name the emotions
5. Set limits and find good solutions
