General Instructions / Formatting Requirements:
1. Respond to only one of the below prompts
2. State the specific prompt you’re responding to at the top of your paper
3. Break up your response into multiple paragraphs
4. Indent each paragraph
5. Double space
6. Proofread for clarity, grammar and spelling mistakes.
7. Upload your document in any of the following formats: .doc, docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
Do not upload Apple Pages documents. Please ensure that you upload the
correct file and that it opens correctly before uploading. Files that cannot be
opened will not count as on-time submissions (late penalty applies).
8. Your response must be between 300-500 words for full credit (submissions
above or below this word count will receive point deductions of increasing
amounts as the term progresses)
Prompts:
Unit 5. Early Childhood Journal Prompts (there is only one)
Prompt 1: Families
● Describe the three dimensions of parenting.
○ What is the most important dimension, and why?
● Describe the five styles of parenting.
○ What is the best style for meeting children’s needs?
○ What is the worst style?
○ What are critiques of these parenting styles? (think cultural
relevance)
● (Optional: Describe your caregivers’ parenting styles. Were there
differences (between caregivers, between siblings)
- General Instructions / Formatting Requirements:
- Prompt 1: Families