Child Development I Syllabus (.5 credit – 1 semester class)

Textbook:  The Developing Child, Brisbane, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000

Child Development I introduces students to the core concepts of family, parenting, and infants/children.  This one-semester class is designed to assist students in understanding and guiding children more effectively.

Units of Study

1.                  Learning About Children -- Chapter 1

·         Beginning your study of children

·         Understanding Childhood

·         Observing Young Children

2.                  Learning About Families – Chapter 2

·         Understanding Families

·         What Parenthood Means   

3.                  Effective Parenting Skills – Chapter 3

·         What is Parenting?

·         Guiding Children’s Behavior

·         Child Care Options

4.                  Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood – Chapter 4

·         The Realities of Teen Pregnancy

·         Solving Problems

5.                  Prenatal Development – Chapter 5

·         The Developing Baby

·         A closer Look at Conception

·         Problems in prenatal Development

·         Avoiding Dangers to the Baby

·         Create Prenatal Health Poster

6.                  Preparing for Birth – Chapter 6

·         A Healthy Pregnancy

·         Getting Ready for a Baby    

·         Childbirth Choices

7.                  The Baby’s Arrival – Chapter 7

·         Labor and Birth

·         The Postnatal Period

·         The New Family Member

8.                  Physical Development During the First Year – Chapter 8

·         Growth and Development of Infants

·         The Developing Brain

·         Handling and Feeding Infants

·         Other Infant Care Skills

9.                  Emotional and Social Development During The First Year – Chapter 9

·         Understanding Emotional and Social Development

·         Emotional and Social Development of Infants

10.              Intellectual Development During the First Year—Chapter 10

·         Understanding Intellectual Development of Infants

·         Helping Babies Learn

11.              Safety and Health – Chapter 18, section 1-2; pages 546-573

·         Preventing Accidents and Handling Emergencies

·         Preventing Illness and Caring for a Sick Child