welcome to child development! mrs. sweigart [email protected]

Welcome To Child Development!

Mrs. [email protected]

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SyllabusMission of Course: Students will learn the basic elements of child development and

discover what it takes to be a parent.

Important Concepts: Children and Parenting

Learning About Children (Chapter 1)Responsibilities of Parenting (Chapter 2)Building Strong Families (Chapter 3)

Healthy FamiliesFamily Challenges (Chapter 21)Children’s Health and Safety (Chapter 20)

Pregnancy and ChildbirthPrenatal Development (Chapter 4)Preparing for Birth (Chapter 5)The Baby’s Arrival (Chapter 6)

The Baby’s First YearPhysical Development of Infants (Chapter 7)Emotional and Social Development of Infants (Chapter 8)Intellectual Development of Infants (Chapter 9)

The Child from One to Three (Toddlerhood)Physical Development from One to Three (Chapter 10)Emotional and Social Development from One to Three

(Chapter 11)Intellectual Development from One to Three (Chapter 12)Childcare and Early Education (Chapter 22)

The Child from Four to Six (School Age)Physical Development from Four to Six *Chapter 13)Emotional and Social Development from Four to Six (Chapter 14)Intellectual Development from Four to Six (Chapter 15)

The Child from Seven to Twelve (Tweens)Physical Development from Seven to Twelve (Chapter 16)Emotional and Social Development from Seven to Twelve (Chapter 17)Intellectual Development from Seven to Twelve (Chapter 18)

Daily Structure:10 minute writing assignmentPractical Problems for the dayReading or ActivityReview

Project:Students will be required to spend 5 hours volunteering for the French Creek YMCA at either their facility or at one of the afterschool programs in our district. They will have to write a 2 page summary of what they learned through this experience and how what they observed relates to the Child Development class. For this students must complete and pass a background check. An alternative assignment will be given if a parent so chooses or if the student would not pass the background check.

Expectations and ConsequencesStudents should… have respect for themselves, others, and the teacher at all times.not talk when others are talking.be prepared for class each day- the teacher will NOT supply materials.be engaged in class discussions, note taking, activities, etc.keep track of their own grades by recording assignments on a grade sheet, and checking their Pinnacle account. Consequences: Verbal warningPhone call homeDetentionOffice ReferralIf behavior continues and alternative assignment will be given and student will not be allowed to participate in

class s/he proves that they will cooperate.* Failure to complete course requirements will result in assignment to LTI until all late work is received.

“One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment . . . ; If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along."— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.”

- Coach Mike Krzyzewski

•Explain the best way to learn about children.•Identify three areas of childhood that researchers have studied.•Summarize how children learn and develop important skills.•List the stages of development after childhood.•Determine why observation is important in the study of child development.•Compare and Contrast different methods of observation and interpretation.

“The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.”-Mark Twain

•Explain the best way to learn about children.•Identify three areas of childhood that researchers have studied.•Summarize how children learn and develop important skills.•List the stages of development after childhood.•Determine why observation is important in the study of child development.•Compare and Contrast different methods of observation and interpretation.

“We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Explain the best way to learn about children.• Identify three areas of childhood that researchers

have studied.• Summarize how children learn and develop important

skills.• List the stages of development after childhood.• Determine why observation is important in the study

of child development.• Compare and Contrast different methods of

observation and interpretation.

“Children make your life important.” -Erma Bombeck

• Explain the best way to learn about children.• Identify three areas of childhood that researchers

have studied.• Summarize how children learn and develop important

skills.• List the stages of development after childhood.• Determine why observation is important in the study

of child development.• Compare and Contrast different methods of

observation and interpretation.

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”

- Abigail Van Buren

• Explain who can benefit from knowing about child development and parenting.

• Describe the five areas of responsibilities for parents.• Identify pressures involved in sexual development.• Summarize the benefits of abstinence.• Describe the possible consequences of sexual activity.• Compare and contrast the options available to teen parents.• Explain what it means to be sexually responsible.

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

- Elizabeth Stone

“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.”

- Joyce Maynard

“If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.”

- C.G. Jung

“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”- Theodore Hesburgh

• Summarize the qualities that contribute to building a strong family.

• Describe the different family structures.• Discuss the trends affecting families.• List the basic categories of children’s needs.• Identify the three parenting styles.• Summarize effective ways to guide children’s behavior.

“If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will too. If you spend all your money on yourselves and tithe no portion of it for charities, colleges, churches, synagogues, and civic causes, your children won't either. And if parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out.”- Marian Wright Edelman

“A loving family provides the foundation children need to succeed, and strong families with a man and a woman* - bonded together for life - always have been, and always will be, the key to such families.”- Jim Bunning

* Or parents who love each other.

“The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective.”

-Robert Brault

• Describe how parents can help children cope with stress.• List eight possible causes of stress in children.• Identify nine categories of disabilities.• Describe some of the traits exhibited by gifted children.• Identify four major types of maltreatment.• Summarize common reasons behind abuse and

maltreatment.• Explain what can be done to prevent child abuse.

"Take ANY Problem In Life And It Will Fall Under One Of Three Categories... Money... Health.... or Relationships."-John Harricharan

“Our family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love. every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger.” - Unknown

“Good health is one of the most important ingredients for a happy and productive life. And yet, many people do not have access to health care and live in conditions that spread disease.”-Robert Alan

• Explain how regular checkups and immunizations can help prevent illness.

• Summarize effective ways to care for a sick child.• Outline the steps to follow in an emergency situation.• Describe appropriate first-aid procedures for three

types of bleeding.• Compare and contrast rescue breathing and CPR.

"...we all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations.”-Blythe Danner

"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."

- Nelson Mandela


• Summarize effective ways to care for a sick child.• Outline the steps to follow in an emergency situation.• Describe appropriate first-aid procedures for three types

of bleeding.• Compare and contrast rescue breathing and CPR.

“Safety doesn't happen by accident.” - Author Unknown

“In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She's got a construction zone going on in her belly.” - Al Roker

• List the methods of family planning.• Outline what occurs during each of the three stages of prenatal

development.• Contrast miscarriage and stillbirth.• Identify how ten major birth defects can be diagnosed.• Summarizes the hazards that alcohol and other drugs pose to prenatal

development.• Assess why environmental hazards must be avoided during pregnancy.• Describe how a fetus can be affected by certain illnesses the mother

may contract.

“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.”- E.B. White, Charlotte's Web



development.• Assess why environmental hazards must be avoided during pregnancy.• Describe how a fetus can be affected by certain illnesses the mother may

contract.

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“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die.”- Mary Mason




contract.

“A mother's joy begins when new life is stirring inside... when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.”--Author Unknown




contract.

“A grand adventure is about to begin.”- Winnie the Pooh

• Identify the early signs of pregnancy.• Explain the importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy.• List six categories of basic baby supplies.• Describe why parents need to develop a budget.• Identify ways expectant parents can prepare for the birth of

a child.• Compare and contrast the options for the delivery of a baby.

“A great joy is coming.”- Author Unknown

“Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.”- Carrie Fisher

“Think of stretch marks as pregnancy service stripes.”- Joyce Armor

“Women's bodies have near-perfect knowledge of childbirth; it's when their brains get involved that things can go wrong.”

- PEGGY VINCENT

• Describe the progression of labor.• Explain what happens during a cesarean birth.• List the factors that can contribute to a premature birth.• Describe a newborn’s appearance immediately after birth.• Identify the exams and procedures given to a newborn in the

first few days.• Review what occurs during the hospital stay after delivery.• Summarize the physical and emotional needs of a new

mother.

“Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.”

-GLORIA STEINEM



mother.

“Childbirth is a time when a woman's power and strength emerge full force, but it is also a vulnerable time, and a time of many changes presenting opportunities for personal growth.”

- ANNEMARIE VAN OPLOO



mother.

“Just as a women's heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back from fire, so she knows when and how to give birth."

- Virginia Di Orio

“We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too, like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness and even death.”- Leo F. Buscaglia

• Identify the four major influences on an infant’s growth and development.

• Summarize how a baby typically grows in the first year.• Explain how to safely hold a baby.• Identify how to meet a baby’s nutritional needs.• Describe the best type of clothing suitable for a baby.• Describe how to bathe a baby.• Explain why checkups and immunizations are important for

babies.

"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for“- Anonymous



babies.

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.“

- Leo J. Burke



babies.

“Babies control and bring up their families as much as they are controlled by them; in fact ... the family brings up baby by being brought up by him.”- Erik H. Erikson



babies.

“Babies need social interactions with loving adults who talk with them, listen to their babblings, name objects for them, and give them opportunities to explore their worlds.”- Sandra Scarr

• List six basic emotions that babies experience.• Explain the role of attachment in a baby’s emotional

development.• Describe how temperament affects a baby’s social

development.• Explain how the emotional climate of the home can affect a

baby’s development.• Explain how a baby learns social behavior.• Identify play and exploration help a baby develop socially.

“Child rearing myth #1: Labor ends when the baby is born.”- Anonymous

“Children are a handful sometimes, A heartfull all the time...”- Author Unknown


development.• Describe how temperament affects a baby’s social development.• Explain how the emotional climate of the home can affect a


• Describe how a baby’s experiences increase brain function.• Explain how the brain becomes organized.• List four abilities that show intellectual growth in infants.• Identify specific abilities and babies learn during Piaget’s

first period of learning• Name five ways caregivers can encourage learning.• Discuss how to choose toys appropriate for babies of

different ages.

“Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop. The more you give the more you get and the more you get the more you feel like giving.”- Penelope Leach

“A baby changes your dinner party conversation from politics to poops.”

- Maurice Johnstone



different ages.

“I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because we know that the first years truly last forever.”

- Rob Reiner



different ages.

“But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes.”-Carson McCullers



different ages.

“That most sensitive, most delicate of instruments -- the mind of a little child!”

- Henry Handel Richardson



different ages.

“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?”

- Milton Berle

“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.”

- Stacia Tauscher

“Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.”

- Harold Hulbert

“A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.”

- Author Unknown

“Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next.”

- Franklin P. Jones

“While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.”- Angela Schwindt

• Children Ages 1-3

“A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.”

- Robert Brault

• Child Care and Education

A rose can say "I love you",orchids can enthrall,but a weed bouquet in a chubby fist,yes, that says it all.~Author Unknown

“Our genes make us immortal.”- The Secret of Life, PBS

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

- Frederick Douglass

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.”

- Walt Streightiff

“Little children, headache; big children, heartache.”

- Italian Proverb

“Adolescence is perhaps nature's way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest.”- Karen Savage and Patricia Adams

“Too many of today's children have straight teeth and crooked morals.”

- Unknown high school principal

welcome to child development! mrs. sweigart [email protected]

Documents

children chapter

safety chapter

birth chapter

stages of development

tweensphysical development

child development class

babys arrival chapter

strong families chapter