Play with the father contributes to the growth of social skills and emotional expression in children.

Sam and Kim share intimacy but not passion or commitment. Their relationship can be described as:

Family relationships stay the same throughout the family life cycle.

“I” statements tend to be signals of attack that invite defensiveness.

Research shows that as long as mothers are attentive to the needs of the child that father involvement has little impact on the child’s development.

Twenty-five percent of fathers pay full child support.

According to the PREP approach to dealing with conflict, what factor(s) lead to negative interpretation of communication messages?

Having sex with many partners before marriage is a risk factor for divorce.

Children who lack self-control are most likely to have parents who are:

Half of all children in the U.S. are born to unwed mothers.