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Child Development I (SCP) 762

TIME FRAME: 1 semester
GRADE: 9-12
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02.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY

02.0.3.0.2 -- Students will demonstrate ways to obtain information about human growth and development from family, clergy, health professionals and other responsible adults

02.0.3.0.6 -- Students will recognize that individuals can make choices that reduce or eliminate their risk of contracting infectious disease

02.0.3.5.2 -- Students will demonstrate ways to obtain information about human growth, development and sexuality from family, clergy, health professionals and other responsible adults

02.0.3.9.4 -- Students will understand the value of abstinence and explain the value of postponing sexual activity

02.0.3.9.5 -- Students will identify the methods of contraception and the effectiveness of each and use the skills necessary to prevent pregnancy, HIV and STDs

02.0.3.5.6 -- Students will identify the responsibilities associated with parenthood

02.0.3.9.1 -- Students will practice responsible behaviors associated with mature, young adult interaction



1. What is or should be the role of parents and family in raising a child?
2. What difficulties do teenage parents face?
3. How can responsible decision making prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of various child-care options?
5. What problems may arise when caring for children and how might those problems be solved?
6. How can experiences in the early years of life affect a child's future successful development?
7. What are some special challenges children and their parents face?
8. Why is learning about children and how they develop important?
9. What should a pregnant woman do or not do to ensure good health for herself and her baby?
10. What role does health and safety play in the developing child?
11. What are some effective parenting skills?




This course focuses on:
*Use of contraception and responsible decision making to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
*Physical, emotional, and intellectual development of children from conception through age six
*Effective parenting skills, including the role of safety and health, family, and special challenges




Students will learn to:
*Support opinions with fact
*Use up-to-date resources to effectively present information
*Evaluate various childcare methods
*Plan age-appropriate activities for children
*Evaluate decisions related to contraception and sexual behaviors
*Identify challenges of pregnancy or infant care through simulation
*Recognize the importance of the role of parents to a child's future development




1. Recognition of the different types of families and the impact of parents on development through personal experiences
2. Read articles, watch videos, and engage in simulated experiences on teen pregnancy
3. Identify effects, treatment, and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases
4. Identify various types of contraception, correct use, and effectiveness
5. Evaluate personal child-care experiences, available options for childcare and identify pros and cons of each
6. Will brainstorm appropriate ways of handling possible problems that may arise among children at various levels of development
7. Use personal experience and the experiences of other to evaluate the impact of childhood and how it shapes the adult
8. Identify birth defects and various special needs, their effects on the child and ways for parent to help the child cope
9. Discuss the importance of learning about children and how they develop either for a child-related career or to become a parent
10. Discuss proper nutrition and health during pregnancy and the consequences if not followed
11. Discuss the importance of nutrition, setting limits, "baby-proofing"
12. Discuss what kind of care to give a child and when in an emergency situation
13. Identify the importance of consistent parent/ caregiver behavior, discipline, and love




Essay
Research projects
Posters
Pamplets
Tests/quizzes
Homework
Oral presentations
Role-playing and simulations
Journal entries
Groupwork
Worksheets
Interactions with young children



Empathy Belly: "Baby Think It Over"



Textbook
Videos/DVDs
Worksheets
Magazine articles
Internet
Library