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1. Children who are adopted are usually different from children who are
not adopted. Most will have emotional issues. T or F ________
2. Special needs children are those who may have physical problems,
mental/emotional problems, are older than newborns, are a member of
a sibling group, or have a history of maltreatment. T or F ________
3. Parenting a maltreated child is no different than parenting a newborn.
T or F ________
4. A special needs child may require a parent with plenty of emotional,
physical, mental, and financial resources. T or F ________
5. Parenting children with special needs is rewarding. T or F ________
6. Write five difficulties children adopted from State or Province Foster
Care systems may have.
9. Parents of special needs children are strong. They require little support
physically and emotionally. Their energy is limitless and they can carry
on without break or rest. They are special parents. Write why this
statement is false.
Please answer the following questions, even if you do not plan to parent a
child with special needs. Write short answers as your own statements. Do
not cut and paste from the internet sources.
10. How would you parent a child with Attention Deficit Disorder or
Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit disorder?
11. How would you parent a child with Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
12. How would you parent a child with Separation Anxiety Disorder?
13. How would you parent a child with Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder?
14. How would you parent a child with Depression?