FCCA

Child Development

Interpersonal Relations

Parenting

Grade Level: 11, 12

Credit: 1

Term: 1 semester

Grade Level: 10, 11, 12

Credit: 1

Term: 1 semester

Grade Level: 11, 12

Credit 1

Term: 1 semester

Child Development is an elective course. This course emphasizes learning experiences which help students gain knowledge and understanding of the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of children before conception through adolescence. The course content will center around the following duty areas: managing and organizing child development by applying decision-making and goal-setting skills; promoting child development by applying physical, social, intellectual, and emotional principles; practicing health and safety standards for children; meeting children's adequate clothing needs; food and nutrition; providing experience which encourage children to maximize resources; encouraging human relations skills in children; and evaluating family and career changes in relation to impact on children. Information related to careers in child care is incorporated throughout the course.

 

 

Interpersonal Relations is an elective class. This class will integrate contemporary family issues and teach students to accept responsibility, build relationships, and strengthen values. It will help students address family challenges such as divorce, financial problems, death, family violence, and substance abuse. Students will develop skills in the areas of communication, leadership, management, resolving conflict, and problem solving. Career opportunities will be explored. Parenting is an elective course. Special attention is given to preparing for parenthood, prenatal development and care, and childbirth. Many types of parenting situations are examined, various types of parenting crisis are emphasized. The class discussion includes caring and guiding of the infant, toddler, school age child and adolescent. The course content includes stress prevention and management and the work of community agencies that help parents deal with various types of parenting crisis are emphasized. Special attention is given to the needs of teenage parents and to the importance of readiness of parenthood.

 

 

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