INFANT & TODDLER APPROPRIATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INFANT & TODDLER APPROPRIATE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group are
necessary to plan the most appropriate activities for children in your care. T/F -
ANSWER-True

Singing soft songs to infants is considered an appropriate play activity. T/F -
ANSWER-True

A developmental delay may be present if a one-month-old infant does not smile in
response to smiles of others. T/F - ANSWER-False - Four Month Old

Infants and toddlers learn more through play activities than traditional curriculum
used with school-age children. T/F - ANSWER-True

Play involves active engagement that is voluntary and freely chosen by the player.
T/F - ANSWER-True

According to Erikson, toddlers who experience shame and doubt develop more
independence and problem-solving skills. T/F - ANSWER-True

It is practical to have separate areas for providing care to infants and toddlers. T/F -
ANSWER-True

Touch is one of the last senses to develop in infants and is not important to their
social and emotional growth. T/F - ANSWER-True

Within the first 8 months of life infants pass through several stages of social and
emotional development. T/F - ANSWER-True

Firm rules against hitting, kicking and hair pulling should be established and enforces
at all times. T/F - ANSWER-True

Early relationships between children and their caregivers are important to the child's
future social development. T/F - ANSWER-True

If a baby dies from being shaken it is called Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. T/F -
ANSWER-False - Shaken Baby Syndrome

Raising your voice is an effective and acceptable way to show the children you are
angry with them. T/F - ANSWER-False