Can You Pass a Basic Parenting Quiz?

You need to help your children maintain a healthy, balanced diet. Which of these foods is high in calcium?

• Fish

• Yogurt

• Peanuts

When do children start learning speech patterns?

• Between 1-2 years old

• In the womb

• At three months

Which of these foods is high in potassium?

• Bananas

• Peas

• Whole Grain Bread

Babies move around and wiggle so much because...

• They're exploring

• Their muscles twitch and flex without their control

• They're uncomfortable

What street do Grover, Elmo, Kermit, and Big Bird live on?

• Mr. Roger's

• Sesame

• 23rd

True or False: You should make a child vomit if you suspect he or she is suffering from poison.

• It depends on what type of poison you suspect the child is suffering from.

• False

• True

Now on to the fun stuff! Fill in the blank of this nursery rhyme: ‘Hey diddle diddle, the ___ and the fiddle…’

• cat

• spoon

• dog

All children are ready to toilet train by ...

• 24 months

• None of these answers.

• 36 months

• 12 months

What unfortunate thing happens in the end of the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme?

• Humpty Dumpty runs away.

• Humpty Dumpty's friends do not like him anymore.

• They are not able to put Humpty Dumpty together again.

True or False: If an infant or child is coughing, first let him or her try to release the object that may be obscuring his or her throat by him or herself.

• True

• False

• It depends on the age of the infant or child.

Who is NOT one of Spongebob’s immediate neighbors?

• Squidward

• Patrick Star

• Sandy Cheeks

What is the name of this group of men?

• The Wiggles

• The Squiggles

• The Teletubbies

Your 18-month-old found a bean and stuck it way up his nose. You should:

• Go to the emergency room

• Try to get it out with a Q-tip or tweezers

• Call your pediatrician's office

If a child suffers from a minor burn, what is the first thing you should immediately do?

• Cool the burned area with cool, clean water

• Submerge the burned area in lukewarm water, then move it to cold water

• Cool the burned area with ice

Which of these foods is high in iron?

• Carrots

• Chickpeas

• Rice

At what age should you start your baby on solids?

• Four to six months

• Nine months

• Twelve months

When do babies need shoes?

• When they start walking outside

• At six months

• When they start cruising

Fill in the blank of this nursery rhyme: ‘Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a ____ in the sky.’

• diamond

• sun drop

• ruby