TF-CBT: Parenting Skills
Active ignoring is a strategy that is designed to help parents:
Cool down when they are feeling stressed or angry
Avoid responding to their child's unharmful, inappropriate behavior
Respond to their child with facial expressions and gestures only, without yelling or
arguing
Avoid reacting impulsively by giving them some time to think about how to punish the
child's behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Avoid responding to their child's unharmful,
inappropriate behavior
Ignoring deprives the child of attention that might reinforce the undesirable behavior.
One important aspect of parental praise for a child's behavior is:
To make praise very general so it applies to a variety of good behaviors
To find reasons to praise the child even when they are engaging in undesirable
behavior
To praise specific types of desired behavior
To be inconsistent in the use of praise, so the child will be pleasantly surprised by it and
have a more positive reaction to it - CORRECT ANSWER-To praise specific types of
desired behavior
When it comes to praise, the more behaviorally specific it is, the more impact it has.
Which of the following strategies is a recommended first-step strategy for responding to
a young child when the child disrespectfully makes angry or defiant verbalizations
directed at the parent?
Active ignoring
Time out
Taking away a toy or television
Give them a new chore for the day - CORRECT ANSWER-Active ignoring
Ignoring involves the lowest level of parental effort and is a good first step method for
shaping young kids' behavior, especially when it is followed by praise or positive
attention to good behavior.
The primary goal of time out is to:
Punish the undesirable behavior by depriving the child of attention
Require the child to sit and think about what they did wrong
Active ignoring is a strategy that is designed to help parents:
Cool down when they are feeling stressed or angry
Avoid responding to their child's unharmful, inappropriate behavior
Respond to their child with facial expressions and gestures only, without yelling or
arguing
Avoid reacting impulsively by giving them some time to think about how to punish the
child's behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Avoid responding to their child's unharmful,
inappropriate behavior
Ignoring deprives the child of attention that might reinforce the undesirable behavior.
One important aspect of parental praise for a child's behavior is:
To make praise very general so it applies to a variety of good behaviors
To find reasons to praise the child even when they are engaging in undesirable
behavior
To praise specific types of desired behavior
To be inconsistent in the use of praise, so the child will be pleasantly surprised by it and
have a more positive reaction to it - CORRECT ANSWER-To praise specific types of
desired behavior
When it comes to praise, the more behaviorally specific it is, the more impact it has.
Which of the following strategies is a recommended first-step strategy for responding to
a young child when the child disrespectfully makes angry or defiant verbalizations
directed at the parent?
Active ignoring
Time out
Taking away a toy or television
Give them a new chore for the day - CORRECT ANSWER-Active ignoring
Ignoring involves the lowest level of parental effort and is a good first step method for
shaping young kids' behavior, especially when it is followed by praise or positive
attention to good behavior.
The primary goal of time out is to:
Punish the undesirable behavior by depriving the child of attention
Require the child to sit and think about what they did wrong
