Child Development in the Context of Families

Catalog description

This course focuses on the theories, research, and related current developmental processes, prenatal to 6 grade with specific attention to the role of family and early interactions. This course will examine child development and the Influence of multiple factors, including biology, family, community, language, culture, and specific developmental disabilities or delays, through a contextual, transactional framework. Various developmental processes, including social interactions, meaning making, self-regulation, moral, and self-concept development, will be examined, recognizing the integration of developmental domains. This course explores the centrality of the family, the comrnonalities and diversity in family systems and parenting processes and how these factors influence family-professional partnership development and support provision. This course relies on observation and interpretation of theoretical and empirical knowledge to understand and apply developmental concepts to better understand and work with children and families in home, classroom, and community settings.