Child Development Study Guide
Unit One: Children and Parenting
Chapter One: Learn About Children
- Benefits of studying children
- Childhood past and present
- Importance of Child Development
- Theorists
- Sigmund Freud
- Jean Piaget
- Lev Vygotsky
- Erik Erikson
- B.F. Skinner
- UrieBronfenbrenner
- Albert Bandura
- Why observe children
- How to observe children
- Objective vs. subjective
- Types of observation records
- How to take notes during observation
Chapter Two: Responsibilities of Parenting
- Preparation for parenting
- Parent readiness
- Parent rewards and responsibilities
- Stages of parenthood
- Teen pregnancy
- Health risks
- Education challenges
- Financial issues
- Emotional and social stress
- Teen parenting options
Chapter Three: Building Strong Families
- Qualities of strong families
- Functions of a family
- Family structures
- Nuclear family
- Single-parent family
- Blended family
- Extended family
- Trends affecting families
- The family life cycle
- Children’s needs
- Parenting Styles
- Giving effective directions
- Being a role model
- Setting limits
- Positive reinforcement
- Inappropriate behavior
- Effective punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- Poor disciplinary
Child Development Study Guide
Unit One: Children and Parenting
Chapter One: Learn About Children
- Benefits of studying children
- Childhood past and present
- Importance of Child Development
- Theorists
- Sigmund Freud
- Jean Piaget
- Lev Vygotsky
- Erik Erikson
- B.F. Skinner
- UrieBronfenbrenner
- Albert Bandura
- Why observe children
- How to observe children
- Objective vs. subjective
- Types of observation records
- How to take notes during observation
Chapter Two: Responsibilities of Parenting
- Preparation for parenting
- Parent readiness
- Parent rewards and responsibilities
- Stages of parenthood
- Teen pregnancy
- Health risks
- Education challenges
- Financial issues
- Emotional and social stress
- Teen parenting options
Chapter Three: Building Strong Families
- Qualities of strong families
- Functions of a family
- Family structures
- Nuclear family
- Single-parent family
- Blended family
- Extended family
- Trends affecting families
- The family life cycle
- Children’s needs
- Parenting Styles
- Giving effective directions
- Being a role model
- Setting limits
- Positive reinforcement
- Inappropriate behavior
- Effective punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- Poor disciplinary
Child Development Study Guide
Unit One: Children and Parenting
Chapter One: Learn About Children
- Benefits of studying children
- Childhood past and present
- Importance of Child Development
- Theorists
- Sigmund Freud
- Jean Piaget
- Lev Vygotsky
- Erik Erikson
- B.F. Skinner
- UrieBronfenbrenner
- Albert Bandura
- Why observe children
- How to observe children
- Objective vs. subjective
- Types of observation records
- How to take notes during observation
Chapter Two: Responsibilities of Parenting
- Preparation for parenting
- Parent readiness
- Parent rewards and responsibilities
- Stages of parenthood
- Teen pregnancy
- Health risks
- Education challenges
- Financial issues
- Emotional and social stress
- Teen parenting options
Chapter Three: Building Strong Families
- Qualities of strong families
- Functions of a family
- Family structures
- Nuclear family
- Single-parent family
- Blended family
- Extended family
- Trends affecting families
- The family life cycle
- Children’s needs
- Parenting Styles
- Giving effective directions
- Being a role model
- Setting limits
- Positive reinforcement
- Inappropriate behavior
- Effective punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- Poor disciplinary