The second survey, “Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional Development” is
a series of 33 questions. The instrument was again handed out during a program at the Family
Resource Center for Eau Claire County and collected after the program by the researcher. Each
of the questions asks participants to place a check mark on which of the following best fits their
researcher scored the checked statements to determine which parenting style was more indicative
of each particular parent. For example, if a parent checked statement numbers 3, 7 and 9, they
were identified by the scoring tool to be positive/authoritative parents.