Welcome To Child Development!

1. Welcome To Child Development! Mrs. Sweigart ksweigart@sheffield.k12.oh.us

2. Syllabus 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 assignment Practical Problems for the day Reading or Activity Review • 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. Mission 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 Families Family Challenges (Chapter 21) Children’s Health and Safety (Chapter 20) Pregnancy and Childbirth Prenatal Development (Chapter 4) Preparing for Birth (Chapter 5) The Baby’s Arrival (Chapter 6) The Baby’s First Year Physical 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)

3. Expectations and Consequences Students 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 warning Phone call home Detention Office Referral If 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.

4. “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

5. “Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.” - Coach Mike Krzyzewski

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

11. “Children make your life important.” -Erma Bombeck

12. 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.

13. “If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.” - Abigail Van Buren

14. 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.

15. “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

16. 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.

17. “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

18. 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.

19. “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

20. 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.

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

22. 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.

23. “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

24. 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.

25. “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.

26. 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.

27. “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

28. 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.

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

30. 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.

31. “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

32. 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.

33. “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

34. 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.

35. "...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

36. 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.

37. "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

38. 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.

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

40. 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.

41. “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

42. 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.

43. “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

44. 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.

45. ` “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

46. 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.

47. “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

48. 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.

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

50. 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.