1. Developmental Psychology
Chapter 1 Discussion
10 Statements You Often Hear
1. My baby started walking and talking earlier than other babies.
I know he will be a smart adolescent.
2. I pick up my baby as soon as she starts to cry, but my mother-
in-law thinks I’m going to spoil her.
3. I want to have only one child, but my wife thinks that only
children have problems relating to other children.
4. I think that in order to raise a well-disciplined child, I will
have to use physical discipline.
5. My son just turned 13, and I’m worried about how our
relationship is going to change because adolescence is always
a difficult time for parents and children.

2. 6. I’m looking for a wife, and my grandmother keeps telling me
that opposites attract.
7. My husband is about to turn 40, and I know he is going to go
through a midlife crisis because all men have a midlife crisis.
8. I’ve just moved out of my parents’ house. I wonder if their
marriage will suffer now that I am gone.
9. I know my grandparents don’t have sex anymore because old
people are not interested in sex.
10. My great aunt has been diagnosed with terminal
cancer, and she acts as if nothing is wrong. This must be
unusual for a person in her situation.