Teen Pregnancy Forum - Quick Testaroo

A quick quiz..

1) your preschooler begged to take six weeks of ballet lessons but hates it after the first day and want to quit. You cant get your money back. What would you do?
A)let her quit
b) encourage her to atten at least two more lessons
c)insist she finish the entire program

2) every time your son plays with his friend’s gamecube, he comes home begging for one of his own. You’ve resisted because you’re afraid it will monopolize his time. What would you do?
A) stand firm, explaining once again why you don’t want him to own one.
B) give in- all the other kids have one
c) agree to buy one, but set daily limit of 30 minutes

3) you want your daughter to help you fold the laundry. But she still tries to weasel out of it. What would you do?
A) let her off the hock; she shouldn’t have to do extra chores
b) promise her an extra half hour of computer time as a reward
c) insist that she help, and then give her a big thank you

4) youre in the parking lot, loading the car with kids and shopping bags. Youre running around late when you suddenly freaze and realize that you didn’t pay for the candy bar your son grabbed at the checkout. What would you do?
A) dash inside with the kids and pay the cashier or return the candy bar
b) go back to the store, have your son explain the problem to the manager, and either return the candy or pay for it
c) keep it and pretend you didn’t notice

5) your daughter has homework that due tomorrow—as well as soccer practice this evening. She asks for your help. What would you do?
A) call the teacher to ask whether she can skip the homework just this once.
B) have her start her homework before practice, and get her home as soon as possible, telling her you’ll be available if she has any questions
c) help her with her assignment more than you normally would

6) your son leaves his bike in the driveway instead of putting it away. When you pull out of the garage the next morning you accidently run over it. What would you do?
A) go right to the store to get a new one—you feel awful about the accident
b) tell him youre sad too, but since he didn’t put it away, he must wait a week before youll buy him a new one
c) commiserate, but explain that there’s a consequence to not putting belongings away

7)your kids desperately want to stay up an extra half and hour so they can play another board game. What do you do?
A) say, “sorry but bedtime is 8pm.”
b) say, “well just this once”- but stand firm on the 30 minutes
c) say “sure!” your always willing to indulge them when they’re playing nicely together

8)whenever your child gets back from his best friends house, he acts rudely to you. You know the other child’s bad behavior is rubbing off on your son. What would you do?
A) call the boy’s mother and tactfully talk about how her son instigates bad behavior
b) avoid scheduling more playdates with the boy.
C) talk to your son privately about the unacceptable behavior.

Quiz taken from new parents magazine!!