ECED 170: Unit 2 - Infants and Toddlers
Families (Ch 14) Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Describe the three caregiver stages
1. Caregiver as Savior: They make their own decisions about what to do for the child without
consulting the parents. Have competitive feelings with parents resulting in the "savior
complex", looking down on parents.
2. Caregiver as Superior: Caregivers see parents as the client. They work to change parents,
to educate them and see themselves as superior substitutes for parents.
3. Caregiver as Partner: Caregivers supplements and supports to parents rather than
substitutes for the parent. They share in the care of the child.
What is the "savior complex"?
A pattern that occurs when caregivers disapprove of parents and feel that they want to rescue
the child from the family
Describe what is included in a Service Plan
-Form includes information such as children's habits, special needs, ways of communicating,
and daily routines.
-Information includes when and how much the child sleeps, how the child goes to sleep, and
child's eating habits, needs, likes and dislikes, bowel function, liquid intake and output,
cuddling needs and comfort devices
-program includes services to parents
, What are some strategies for opening and maintaining communication?
-regard communication as a two-way process
-develop your listening skills
-develop a problem-solving attitude
-keep records so you can report specifics
-make time available when it is clear that a parent needs to talk
-try to talk to each parent every day at arrival and pickup
-try to make parents feel welcome whenever they are around
What are some issues of parents of children with special needs?
Parents in..
-denial
-carry heavy burden of guilt
-anger
What does "sphincter control" mean?
What is a "comfort device"?
An object or action that may be of comfort to the child, also known as a transitional object.
May be used during the departure of a parent or before nap time to help the child make the
transition into a new routine.
How do parents learn about child development?
What is the purpose of the "intake interview"?
Interview conducted when a child is admitted to a program or center. A service plan for both
the child and parent is assessed at this time to help meet their needs through the scope of the
curriculum or outside resources.
Families (Ch 14) Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Describe the three caregiver stages
1. Caregiver as Savior: They make their own decisions about what to do for the child without
consulting the parents. Have competitive feelings with parents resulting in the "savior
complex", looking down on parents.
2. Caregiver as Superior: Caregivers see parents as the client. They work to change parents,
to educate them and see themselves as superior substitutes for parents.
3. Caregiver as Partner: Caregivers supplements and supports to parents rather than
substitutes for the parent. They share in the care of the child.
What is the "savior complex"?
A pattern that occurs when caregivers disapprove of parents and feel that they want to rescue
the child from the family
Describe what is included in a Service Plan
-Form includes information such as children's habits, special needs, ways of communicating,
and daily routines.
-Information includes when and how much the child sleeps, how the child goes to sleep, and
child's eating habits, needs, likes and dislikes, bowel function, liquid intake and output,
cuddling needs and comfort devices
-program includes services to parents
, What are some strategies for opening and maintaining communication?
-regard communication as a two-way process
-develop your listening skills
-develop a problem-solving attitude
-keep records so you can report specifics
-make time available when it is clear that a parent needs to talk
-try to talk to each parent every day at arrival and pickup
-try to make parents feel welcome whenever they are around
What are some issues of parents of children with special needs?
Parents in..
-denial
-carry heavy burden of guilt
-anger
What does "sphincter control" mean?
What is a "comfort device"?
An object or action that may be of comfort to the child, also known as a transitional object.
May be used during the departure of a parent or before nap time to help the child make the
transition into a new routine.
How do parents learn about child development?
What is the purpose of the "intake interview"?
Interview conducted when a child is admitted to a program or center. A service plan for both
the child and parent is assessed at this time to help meet their needs through the scope of the
curriculum or outside resources.
