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Learning About Children

Learning About Children. Parenting/Child Development Mrs. Wagner. Development. Increasing skill in one or a combination of abilities Areas - Physical - Intellectual (Cognitive, Mental) - Emotional - Social - Moral (PIES – M). Characteristics of Development.

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Learning About Children

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  1. Learning About Children Parenting/Child Development Mrs. Wagner

  2. Development • Increasing skill in one or a combination of abilities • Areas - Physical - Intellectual (Cognitive, Mental) - Emotional - Social - Moral (PIES – M)

  3. Characteristics of Development • Development is similar for everyone – same sequence • Development builds on earlier learning • Development proceeds at an individual rate • Development is interrelated • Development is continuous throughout life

  4. Why is it important to know how children will develop? • Know what to expect and how to handle • If problems arise – aware • More confident as a parent • We learn about human development from theories and observations

  5. Theory • Organized set of suggestions about facts or events that is developed through study and observation • Not fact – what is believed • Organized, stated, tested and published • Not Perfect!!!

  6. Developmental Theory • Combination of many theories that describe in various ways how children grow and develop. • What most people who work with children follow • Ages & Stages • Infants – Birth – 1 year • Toddler – Age 1-3 years • Preschooler – Age 3 – 5 • School Age – Age 5 – Puberty • Adolescent – Puberty - Adulthood

  7. Observation • Helps you understand children and parenting concepts • Should be done in natural settin (do not change or manipulate)

  8. Purpose of Observations • Learn how children grow and accomplish developmental tasks • Ideas for planning appropriate activities • Find out how a child feels about self • Recognize children’s distress signals

  9. Guidelines for Observing • Choose 1 or 2 children • Pretend you are only looking – not observing • Write a description of what you see – should be Objective – What you SEE – Not subjective – what you think! • Keep confidential

  10. Analyzing Observations • Look for behavior that is repeated • Look for circumstances • How does behavior affect learning and relationships? • Look for efforts of child • Listen to conversations of child – note questions • Use resources

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