The Child Development Class will cover the following topics throughout 2^nd semester.

     -Parents are people

     -Things that need to be in place to be a parent

      -Parenting styles

      -Types of families

     -Leadership in the family

     -Providing for a family

     -Choosing to have children

     -Myths about pregnancy and STD’s

     -Reproductive systems and fertilization

     -Genetic Diseases Project

     -Pregnancy & the 3 trimesters

     -Prenatal Care

     -Preparing for birth

     -Baby items

     -Birth process

     -APGAR score

     -Adjusting to parenthood

     -Birthmarks

     -Postpartum depression

     -Naming babies

     -Understanding Infants

     -Parenting infants

     -Introducing solid food

     -Parenting Teenagers

      -Development – birth to 8 months

     -Parenting strategies that result in productive children

     -Changes that occur in families when children are added

      -Meeting children’s physical needs

     -Health & Safety

      -Playdough

      -Reading to children

     -Reading a children’s book to the class (Project)

     -Meeting children’s’ emotional needs

     -Helping children relate to others

     -Baby Project

     -Helping children learn

     -Children with special needs

     -License to become a parent (project)