Why is a parent or caregiver's response to a baby's temperament so critical in terms of long-range child and adult development? If possible, support your ideas with experiences you've had when caring for infants and/or toddlers

Answer with Explanation:

A parent or a caregiver's response to a baby's temperament is critical in terms of long-range child and adult development because the response affects the development of the temperament.

For example, a child may misbehave because he is not given enough attention. His parents probably ignored him very often, thus, he becomes frustrated and emits this energy out by misbehaving.

In the same manner, when parents respond immediately to temper tantrums, it reinforces that temperament in the child. He will then do the action more often as it catches the parents' attention.

In order to prevent this from happening, the child should rather be rewarded every time he does something good. It is also essential to give them more of a positive response, rather than labeling them negatively because this can affect their opinion of themselves.