NAME______
Value of Children
Study Guide #1
A. Recognize the characteristics and responsibilities of parenting1. Identify the importance of children in society
2. Recognize that early childhood experiences impact individuals as adults
3. Evaluate the rights of children and parents
4. Discuss the qualities and considerations needed for parenting readiness
5. Evaluate factors to consider in determining personal preparedness for parenthood
6. Discuss parent’s responsibilities
7. Evaluate the demands and rewards of parenting
8. Discuss how parenting / care giving skills are learned
B. Explain the importance of nurture and nature1. Discuss nature (heredity) and its implications
2. Define nurturing and identifying ways of nurturing
3. Discuss the importance of nurturing and its positive implications
4. Define bonding and discuss the bonding process
5. Analyze the importance of the bonding process after delivery
6. Evaluate the impact of nurturing upon all aspects of development
7. Identify the potential consequences from lack of bonding and nurturing
C. Identify factors influencing the development of self-concept1. Define self-concept
2. List four components of the self-concept cycle and describe the effects of each
3. Identify the influences on the development of self-concept
4. Identify characteristic traits of low and high self-concepts
5. Discuss ways to promote positive self-concepts in children
D. Identify growth, development, and developmental theories1. Describe the basic patterns and laws of growth
2. Recognize the generalizations of human growth and development
3. Define and identify physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and moral development
4. Explain theorist Erik Erikson’s first 3 Stages of Man
5. Explain theorist Jean Piaget’s 3 stages of Cognitive Development
6. Explain Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
7. Understand theorists Arnold Gesell and Lawrence Kohlberg
Value of ChildrenStudy Guide #1
- Recognize the characteristics and responsibilities of parenting
1. Identify the importance of children in society
Future leaders, family, scientists, doctors, caretakers, inventors…. They give us a purpose. They are examples of lost qualities like love ethics, humor, fun, play
2. Explain how early childhood experiences impact us as adults. What control do we have over these experiences?
How a child is taught, guided, provided, loved, talked to, treated, etc… teaches them how to act. A child can choose to follow these ways and act this way or they can break the cycle and take a different path. What we do to a child can impact them forever.
-A person has all the control. They can choose what to do with what they have learned or how they lived or how they were treated. They can accept it and follow it or they can change it.
3. CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
*______and ______human relationships
*Proper ______, ______
conditions,and appropriate ______care
*Be taught essential ______.
* ______discipline
*Learn basic ______and ______behavior.
* Be an ______and ______individual.
*Be ______from people, parents included, who may
______or ______harm them.
*Develop ______.
4. Parents are legally responsible to provide for a child’s ______.
5. In a parent – child relationship, the parent ______and the child ______.
6. Based on what you know, List 3 parenting responsibilities that you see parents perform:
7. What are 3 demands / challenges of parenting?
8. What are 3 rewardsof parenting?
9. Give factors to consider and questions to ask yourself in determining personal preparedness for parenthood:
*Married*Financial
*Emotional
*Social
*Intellectual
*Physically
- Explain the importance of nurture and nature
1. Define Nature (heredity)
2. How does nature(heredity) affect a child’s development (traits/characteristics)? Think in terms of socially, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
3. Define Nurture (environment)
4. How does nurture (environment) affect a child’s development? Think in terms of socially, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
5. Define bonding.
6. Long loving looks, Loving touches, Animated face and voice, Consistency, Responsiveness, Sensitivity, and Being in-tune, are all ways a parent or caregiver can help develop a bond with an infant or child of any age. Explain Why these actions are important and What they teach a child?
7. Define failure to thrive:
8. Summarize the potential consequences in a child from a lack of bonding and nurturing:
- Identify factors influencing the development of self-concept
- Define Resiliency: ______
Define self-concept______
** Explain how the two terms are related:
- Identify Characteristics of low self-concept
(think eyes, posture, words, actions, friends, success..)
- What influences the development of a person’s self-concept? Explain these:
a. S______
b. C______
c. I______
- Observe the 4 components of the self-concept cycle and describe the effects of each stage.
- As I See Myself
4. Other’s Reactions 2. My Actions
To Me
3. As Other’s See Me
- ON YOUR OWN:How have you seen the self concept cycle work in your life?
- List 3 ways to promote positive self-concept in children:
Assignment #5 What would you do / say to maintain the child’s Self Concept in each of the scenarios?
1. Your 4 year old made you “lunch surprise” and left a big mess for you to clean up. / 4. Your five year old is struggling with a puzzle that is too hard for them.2. Your son is worried that he will not do well in a music recital. / 5. Your twelve year old comes home with a 70% on her spelling test. Last week she received a 60% on her test.
3. Your daughter complains that her math homework is too
difficult. / 6. Your 3 year old, covered in mud, says, Daddy I love you and wants to give you a big hug.
- Students will identify growth, development and developmental theories
1. Define Growth and Development
2. Explain and give examples of the basic laws of growth and development
Basic Law / Explain It and Examples of ItHead to foot (cephalo caudal)
Near to Far / Center to outside extremities (proximal distal)
Simple to complex
3. Identify 5 common generalizations of growth and development
Growth is ______throughout life
Growth is ______for everyone.
Growth is ______rate and time with each individual.
Child moves on to the next level of difficulty ______mastering a task. It builds on earlier learning.
Development is all ______. It builds on earlier learning
4. Explain and give examples of the five areas of growth and development
Area of Growth andDevelopment / Explain This Area and Give Examples of it
Physical
Social
Emotional
Cognitive
Moral
5. Give an overall summary of Erik Erickson’s 8 stages of Man - Emotional Development theory
Trust vs. Mistrust Autonomy vs, Shame and Doubt Initiative vs. Guilt
What is the memory Trigger to help you remember this?
6. Give an overall summary of Jean Piaget’s Cognitive (Get smart) Development theory
Sensorimotor Preoperational
What is the memory Trigger to help you remember this?
7. Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory - HOW DOES IT RELATE TO A CHILD’S NEEDS?
8. Arnold Gesell’s Physical Developmental theoryis the….
Physical development age norms. (sit, stand, walk, …) These standards are used today in medical professions to monitor children.
9. Lawrence Kohlberg’s Moral Development theorizes how children develop morals and ethics through…
Preconventional ConventionalPost Conventional
Assignment #6 Developmental CollageFold a paper into 4 squares
Assign a Label to each square: physical, emotional, cognitive, social, moral, Erickson, Piaget, Your theorist
choice
Find and Attach a picture that shows each of the 5 areas of development being developed.
Explain Why you chose this picture. What is being done in the picture to develop the area?
Explain how this activity is developing this area. What is the child learning in this picture?
For each of the 3 theorists, attach a visual to help you remember each theorist’s theory.
Explain Why you chose this picture and how it will help you remember the theorist.
Put your name on it
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