Parental Reflective Functioning, PRFQ Test - the question form

1. I am certain that my child loves me only when he/she smiles at me.

2. I always know what my child wants.

3. I think about the reasons why my child feels and behaves the way they do.

4. When we are among strangers, my child might cry (fuss, misbehave) to embarrass me.

5. I am very good at reading my child's mind.

6. I am very interested in what my child is thinking and feeling.

7. Often, my child's behavior is too confusing to try to make sense of.

8. I can always predict what my child will do.

9. I am often curious about what my child is feeling.

10. Sometimes my child starts to feel unwell (gets sick) in order to stop me from doing what I want to do.

11. Sometimes I may misinterpret my child’s reactions.

12. I try to see situations from my child's point of view.

13. When my child is being difficult, he/she does it just to make me angry.

14. I always know why I behave toward my child in the way that I do.

15. I try to understand why my child behaves badly.

16. I always know why my child behaves the way he or she does.