Human Growth and Development

1. Human Growth and Development Day #13 October 17, 2012

2. Agenda – Day 13 • Sample Children’s Book Review • Discipline • Measures of Central Tendency • Begin “Fat City”

3. Discipline • Discipline is to teach a child how to learn self control, to recognize the acceptable limits of behavior, to know the boundaries of where to stop. • A child does not need to put under harsh treatment or put him down, but he needs to be corrected, trained and nurtured. • http://www.kinderpillar.com/blog/?p=259

4. When a child misbehaves:•STOP……….Ask yourself, “What is happening and Why is it happening?”•LOOK………Ask yourself, “What can I do about it?”•LISTEN…….Ask yourself, “How can I prevent it from happening again?”

5. Discipline • What method is best? • For infants? • For toddlers? • For preschoolers? • Name some pro’s and con’s of physical (corporal) punishment

6. Techniques to promote Self Discipline in pre school children • Set limits with rules- • Communication- • Positive reinforcement- • Be consistent- • Be fair- • Be firm- • Rewards- • Discipline on the spot- • Use timeout-

7. Don’ts- • Do not use any kind of physical punishment • Do not yell – talk to the child and explain why he or she should or should not do certain things. • Parents should be in agreement about discipline or not be in disagreement in front of the child. • Don’t severely criticize the child for the mistake that was made.

8. Don’t use language or actions to berate the child, cutting them down by hurtful words. • Don’t place blame for the improper actions. Condemning them to carry the guilt of the situation. • Don’t scold intensely with the purpose of humiliating the child.

9. Measures of Average • Mean – arithmetic average • Sum of all scores divided by the total number of scores • Median – midpoint in the distribution • Half of the scores fall above it and half fall below it • Mode – most frequently occurring score in the distribution

10. Standard Deviation from the Mean

11. Bimodal distribution Skewed distribution

12. Calculating Growth and Development • Percentiles • Percentile rank – as if baseline were points from 1 – 100. Where would a particular score rank in relation to all other scores? • http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcharts2/a/percentiles.htm

13. I.Q. Normal Curve Percentile rank – as if baseline were points from 1 – 100. Where would a particular score rank in relation to all other scores?

14. Intelligence • Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is the ratio of mental age to chronological age MA ------ x 100 = IQ CA (multiplied by 100 to make it a whole number rather than a fraction) • Usually, IQ is measured by a score on an intelligence test (score = mental age)

15. Introduction to Learning Disabilities A learning disability, or learning disorder, is not a problem with intelligence. Learning disorders are caused by a difference in the brain that affects how information is received, processed, or communicated.

16. FAT City WorkshopRichard Lavoie A child with a learning disability cannot try harder, pay closer attention, or improve motivation on their own; they need help to learn how to do those things.

17. Assignment • Test #2 due 10/22 • Begin Chapter 7 - 8 Middle Childhood – Grade School Years • Book Reviews – Wednesday 10/24