Child Development - HFL762

Course Equivalency

HFL245

Course Description

This course is designed to help prepare students for their responsibilities as parents and caregivers of children. Topics include prenatal care, growth and development through age six, teen pregnancy, maternal health, parenting skills, and child guidance.

Major Concepts

• Prenatal Development
• Preparing for Birth
• The Baby’s Arrival
• The First Year: Physical Development
• The First Year: Emotional and Social Development
• The First Year: Intellectual Development
• The Toddler Years: Physical Development
• The Toddler Years: Emotional and Social Development
• The Toddler Years: Intellectual Development
• Ages Four–Six: Physical Development
• Ages Four–Six: Emotional and Social Development
• Ages Four–Six: Intellectual Development

Grade Level

• 7-12

Materials

• None

Duration

• 1 semester/0.5 credit