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Learning about children
1. Learning about Children
Chapter 1
- Section 1.1
Key Concepts
• Explain the best way to learn about children.
• Identify three areas of childhood that researchers have
studied
2. Why Learn About Child Development?
Create a list of three reasons you want to learn
about child development.
How do you hope what you learn in this class
might make a difference in children’s lives?
3. The cure for crime is NOT in the
electric chair, but in the high chair!
The future is determined by the
outcome of parenting!
4. A few headlines:
▫ Couple in trouble for letting dog harm kids…
▫ Texas mom accused of leaving her kids in
Nigeria…
▫ Coroner says bleeding from trauma killed girl, 2;
Mom claims innocence…
▫ Foster Care judges swamped…
5. So…
• What are some solutions?
• How will YOU prevent this from happening in
your family?
6. Your Impact on Children
• Have you ever really thought about the process
by which children grow up and become
independent adults?
• People and events shape who children become.
• Studying child development will help you learn
how you can make a positive difference in a
child’s life.
7. Benefits of Studying Children
• As you learn more about how children grow and
develop, you will understand them better.
▫ Learn why children feel, think, and act the way
they do.
▫ Discover caregivers’ importance.
▫ Enjoy children more.
▫ Learn about career opportunities.
8. Typical Behavior
• A way of acting or responding that is common at
each stage of childhood
• Understanding these behaviors can help you
respond to children more appropriately.
10. The word “Childhood” means many
different things to different people.
• Depends in part on what your own childhood
was like.
▫ A carefree time of security…
▫ A time of hardship…
• For everyone Childhood is a time of rapid
development, dependence on caregivers, and
preparation for adult life.
11. • “Children need people in order to become
human…It is primarily through observing,
playing and working with others older and
younger than himself that a child discovers both
what he can do and who he can become.”
◦ Urie Brofenbrenner, psychologist and family advocate
12. Childhood has not always been
considered a separate, important
stage of life.
• Before the 20th century:
▫ Nothing special or important about the early years
▫ Children were meant to be “seen and not heard.”
▫ Little was known about the emotional and
intellectual needs of children.
• Changing attitudes, social changes, and
advances in technology and medicine have
changed views about childhood.
16. Childhood Past and Present
Past
Present
• Health: many childhood
diseases lead to death in
almost every family
• Education: single
classrooms. School not
required until 1918
• Love: unchanged
• Work: children were expected
to work at an early age.
• Play: few toys and most
handmade
• Dress: formal
• Health: many diseases
controlled and better nutrition
• Education: Grouped by
age/ability. Required to
attend school.
• Love: unchanged
• Work: laws ban children from
working adult jobs
• Play: endless toys and it is the
how children learn
• Dress: casual
17. Why is Childhood Crucial?
• Childhood is a time of preparation for
adulthood.
• Recent research has shown that early childhood
may be the most important life stage for brain
development.
18. Why I Took Child Development?
• Write a paragraph, at least 10
sentences, explaining why you took child
development.
• Then answer these questions:
▫ What do you hope to learn?
▫ Are there topics you’d like to discuss?
