Preparation for Parenting (Parenting & Child Development)
Units of study will include the following: human reproduction and responsibilities of human sexuality. An in-depth unit of the trimesters of pregnancy will also be studied, along with heredity, birth defects, and their causes. Students may expect to learn about birth, labor and delivery, cost of having a bay, and sound nutrition practices needed during pregnancy. Students will participate in a simulated parenting experience. The content of the course also includes information about other important issues affecting children such as divorce, single parenting, abuse, step parenting, and more. Students are encouraged to join Future Career & Community Leaders of America (formerly FHA). FCCLA focuses on family, leadership skills, individual careers, and current teen issues.
Course Outline
Developing Child - Textbook
Unit I Children, Parenting & You - Chapter 1-2
A. Why Study About Children?
B. What is Parenthood
C. Understanding the Changes that Parenthood Brings
D. Teenage Pregnancy - Choices
Unit II Human Reproduction, Pregnancy, & Birth - Chapters 3-5
A. Human Anatomy, STD's, Abstinence
B. Heredity & Birth Defects
C. Trimesters of Pregnancy
D. Nutrition During Pregnancy
E. Cost of Having a Baby
F. The Birth Process
Unit III The Baby's First Year- Chapters 6-8
A. Physical Development
1. Feeding, Dressing, Handling
B. Emotional & Social Development
1. How Emotions Develop
2. What is Personality
C. Baby Think It Over Project
D. Intellectual Development
1. How Babies Learn
2. Toys-The Tools of Learning
Unit IV The Child From One to Three - Chapters 9-11
A. Physical Development
B. Emotional & Social Development
1. Personality Patterns & Behavior
2. Discipline
C. Intellectual Development
1. The Mind at Work
2. Encouraging Learning
3. Speech Development
Unit V The Child From Four to Six - Chapters 12-14
A. Physical Development
B. Emotional & Social Development
C. Intellectual Development
1. How Intelligence Develops
2. When Your Child Starts School
Unit VI Special Areas of Study - Chapters 15-18
A. Health & Safety
1. Handling Accidents & Illness
2. Caring for Your Sick Child
B. Skills for Effective Parenting
C. Problem Situations for Children
1. Child Abuse
2. Helping Children Face Problems
D. Careers Relating to Children