Table 2. First pair of questions in the Discrepancy Scale of parental goals.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please list three traits that are especially important to you as a parent and which you make an effort to make sure your child develops. Trait one: (enter trait name here) Mark how important this trait is to you as a parent and the extent to which you wish your child were like this. - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (- 7) definitely not like this (7) definitely like this Mark the extent to which (write your child’s name here) has developed the trait in question. - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (- 7) definitely has not (7) definitely has