Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, APQ-BF Test - the question form
Questions: 15 · 3 minutes
1. If your child does something well, you let them know.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
2. You threaten to punish your child but then do not actually follow through.
Never
Almost never
Sometimes
Often
Always
3. Your child does not tell you where they are going and does not leave a note.
1 - Never
2 - Almost never
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
4. You play games with your child and do other fun activities together.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
5. Your child is able to talk you out of punishing them after they have done something wrong.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
6. You ask your child how their day at school went.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
7. Your child comes home in the evening later than the agreed time.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
8. You help your child with their activities (sports, clubs, groups, or other activities).
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
9. You praise your child when he or she has done something well.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
10. You praise your child when they behave well.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
11. Your child spends time with friends you do not know.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
12. You end your child's punishment early (for example, you remove restrictions sooner than you initially said you would).
1 - Never
2 - Almost never
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
13. You spank your child with your hand when he or she has done something wrong.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
14. You spank your child when they have done something wrong.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
15. You spank your child with a belt or another object when they have done something wrong.
1 – Never
2 – Almost never
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always