CHILD DEVELOPMENT I

Subject: Child Development I

Grades: 10, 11, 12

Length of Course: First Semester

Prerequisites: None

CURRICULUM BENCHMARKS:

• Understands the responsibilities of parenting.
• Understands the impact of parenthood on the individuals involved.
• Understands various aspects of family planning.
• Knows the factors affecting the decision to parent (personal goals and priorities, genetic history, resources, cultural and societal factors, individual readiness).
• Understands parenting roles, expectations, and responsibilities across the life span and in different cultures and societies.
• Understands the concepts and principles related to the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of children.
• Knows the basics needs of children (food, clothing, shelter, safety, security, love, and acceptance).
• Understands the components of prenatal development and care (stages of prenatal development, nutritional needs during pregnancy, environmental and genetic factors that affect prenatal development, the process of delivery).
• Understands the various factors that impact human growth and development (heredity and environment, social, economic and technological forces; gender, ethnicity, and culture; life events).
• Understands ways to guide the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of children (knows activities that promote healthy growth and development; knows procedures for handling safety, first aid, and emergency situations; select toys, equipment, food, and materials appropriate for the developmental stage of a child; knows childhood diseases and immunization procedures).
• Knows nutritional needs and appropriate feeding practices for infants and children.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is focused on child development from the decision to parent through pregnancy, prenatal development, birth, and development of the child through age three. Social,

physical, cognitive, emotional, and moral development will be studied at the appropriate developmental stages of the child. Students will be introduced to the guidance techniques that have proved to be successful in child rearing. Students who may be planning parenthood in their future or possibly considering a career related to children would find this course helpful in preparing them for one or both roles. This course is articulated with WITCC.

WHAT STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DO:

1) Read the textbook assignments.

2) Complete daily assignments and projects.

3) Complete quizzes and tests.

4) Participate in class discussions and field trips.

5) View films, filmstrips, and videos.

6) Complete observations of children.