CHILDREARING PRACTICES AND PERSONALITY  Pre Reading Read the title, the subtitle and the caption next to the picture in the text.

1 .         What do you think the text will discuss?
            I think that the text will discuss about the influence of infants early attachment to the parents.
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2 .         The following are key words in the text. They may have positive, negative or neutral connotations. Put an X to show whether the words have positive, negative or neutral connotations in relation to childrearing practices.
Positive Negative Neutral Aggressive assertive attached controlling cooperative demanding detached neglecting nurturing reliable responsive uninvolved X X X X X X X X X X X X                                                                                                                             (3 points)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Read paragraphs 1 – 3.

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