Evaluating Information- Chapter 4 by https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2 Comparing and Contrasting the information found on an early child development website versus our textbook. Subject: Temperament en-us 2018-03-27 14:49:02 UTC 2018-03-27 23:01:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Website: Temperament is a set of in-born traits that organize the child’s approach to the world rtetreault0225 https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246532055 On page 174  and 175, the book elaborates to state that although some human physiology can “bias” children to express certain types of temperament, hereditary accounts for little influence on the overall temperament of a child, according to twin and adoption studies. I think the phrase “temperament is a set of in-born traits,” might be a little misleading. Temperament is an aspect of human personality that involves life-long development (p 174). I think it is very important to elaborate on the previously noted statement the website provides in order to ensure readers that temperament will continue to develop based on many other important factors such as culture, gender, and environment (p175). ]]> 2018-03-27 14:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246532055 Website: These traits (temperament) appear to be relatively stable from birth rtetreault0225 https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246532695 The book states that researchers have generally found that Chess and Thomas' temperament classifications (easy child, difficult child, and slow-to-warm up child), are moderately stable throughout childhood (p173). Jerome Kagan contributed another classification of temperament called inhibition. Which is basically the level of avoidance children have in the presence of something unfamiliar to them. He found the inhibition is considerably stable throughout childhood. He also contributed, through studies, that high levels of fear and inhibition in childhood is linked to higher levels of anxiety in later childhood and adulthood (p173). ]]> 2018-03-27 14:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246532695 Website: How your child is wired can determine whether they will be easy or difficult to raise rtetreault0225 https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246539507 According to Rothbart and Bates, effort control, or self-regulation, plays a big role in child’s temperament (p 173). Temperament is multidimensional, not just “easy” or “difficult,” as the website might mislead (p174). 
 
]]> 2018-03-27 15:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246539507 Website: Parents can tailor their parenting strategies to the temperament of their child to ensure a “goodness of fit” to the child’s environment and expectations. rtetreault0225 https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246539747 The book agrees with the website here. On page 176, the book addresses the benefits of tailoring parenting styles to the individual temperament of their child. The book advises three important recommendations for parenting with consideration to the child’s temperament: sensitivity to characteristics, flexibility when responding to those characteristics, and avoidance of labeling or “pigeonholing” children. This corresponds with the idea of “goodness of fit” because it allows parents to accommodate and structure the environment to avoid adjustment conflict with the child. ]]> 2018-03-27 15:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rtetreault0225/nmjf345b8tq2/wish/246539747