EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE 1110 - Parenting and the Young Child

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

ORIENTATION AND DEADLINE DATES

This is an information sheet only, not the course syllabus.

COURSE DESCRIPTION A practical analysis of parent-child interaction with emphasis upon understanding developmental tasks of the early childhood years. Motivation and guidance as applied to child and parent are explored.
Prerequisite: None.
2 Credit Hours

COURSE MATERIALS

Required Textbook: Parent-Child Relations, Context, Research and Application, Heath, Phyllis. Pearson Merrill, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2009.

VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
None

OTHER MEDIA
None

ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Orientation is optional.

EVALUATION/GRADING
Eight assignments, two exams

COURSE OUTLINE

Number

Required Text:

Parent-Child Relations

Assignment

Exam

1.

Read Chapter 1

Reflection Paper

 

2.

 

Read Chapter 2

Interview Grandparent

 

3.

 

Read Chapter 3

Play Observation

 

 

4.

 

Read Chapter 4

Working Parent Interview

 

 

5.

 

 

Midterm

6.

 

Read Chapter 5

Real Life Response

 

7.

 

Read Chapter 6

 

 

 

8.

 

Read Chapter 9

Helping Children Cope

 

9.

Read Chapter 10

Dealing with Loss

 

10.

Read Chapter 11

Behavior and Guidance

 

11.

 

 

Final