1. Describe characteristics that you would expect to see in an emotionally mature person.

A: The characteristics of an emotionally mature person is that the person is confident in their own abilities. The person is not jealous or mean-spirited towards other people, but is encouraging towards other people and their accomplishments?

2. Describe one way that parent's behaviors before birth can affect his or her child.

A: ?

1. Good.

2. Think about the expectant mother who smokes, drinks alcohol, doesn't see medical personnel, and eats unhealthily.

2. One way that a parent's behaviors before birth can affect his or her child is by smoking, drinking alcohol, taking drugs during pregnancy, which can affect the health of the baby?

Correction: 1. The characteristics of an emotionally mature person is that the person is confident in their own abilities. The person is not jealous or mean-spirited towards other people, but is encouraging towards other people and their accomplishments. Therefore, these are the characteristics that you would expect to see in a person who is emotionally mature?

Good -- but the prospective father's behavior doesn't effect the fetus.

Thank you.

Correction: 2. A parent's behaviors, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs, before birth, or during pregnancy, can affect his or her child' s health?

Correction: 2. A parent's, particularly the mother's, behaviors, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs, before birth, or during pregnancy, can affect his or her child' s health. Therefore, this is one way that a parent's behaviors can affect his or her child?

Do my answers require any improvisations?

The father's drinking and smoking does not affect the unborn child.

When it comes to how a parent's behaviors before birth can affect their child, one way is through the concept of fetal programming. Fetal programming refers to the idea that experiences and conditions during pregnancy can have long-term effects on the development and health of the unborn child.

Research suggests that factors such as the mother's nutrition, stress levels, substance use, and exposure to toxins can influence the child's growth, behavior, and health outcomes. For example, a pregnant woman who experiences high levels of stress or anxiety may release stress hormones that can have an impact on the developing fetus. This may potentially increase the child's risk for certain behavioral or mental health issues later in life.

It's important to note that fetal programming is a complex field of study and there are still many aspects that researchers are learning about. However, it highlights the importance of taking care of oneself and seeking prenatal care during pregnancy to support the overall well-being of the baby.