Lab Questions Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use complete sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work.

Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you will complete all work in a word processing document (e. g. Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the Submit Lab Questions activity in your Course Map.

How to Raise Successful Kids Without Over Parenting
Julie Lythcott-Haims claims that kids often are leading a ‘checklisted childhood.’ What does she mean by this?

In the unit, we learned that positive parenting involves encouraging good behavior and promoting healthy self-esteem in children, among other things. What is one example of how the idea of a checklisted childhood goes against the ideas behind positive parenting?

What is self-efficacy and why might it be an important part of positive parenting?

According to Lynthcott-Haims, how are chores an essential part of childhood? How does this relate to positive parenting ideas?

Looking at your own childhood, do you feel that your parents imposed a checklisted childhood on you? How do you feel these things have affected you (positively or negatively) as a young adult?

Colin Powell: Kids Need Structure
What does Colin Powell have students do when they ask him a question? Why does he do this?

Why is structure important for kids?

What are some things that parents can do to give kids structure?

What are the benefits of community for children?

How can a parent incorporate structure with other elements of positive parenting?