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Valhalla High School

Course is designed to help students think about the rewards while emphasizing the responsibilities of successful parenting. Topics include family planning, birth control, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, caring for a newborn, and the economic principles of child rearing. Additional topics include entering into child development as a profession.

Semester One
Semester Two


Instructor:  Toni Meyers
School website: http://valhalla.guhsd.net/

 

 

Semester One
unit one | unit two | unit three 

Unit One - Children, Parenting and You

Growing with Children
Children and You
Childhood - A Time for Development
     Making a Difference in a Child's Live
     Caring for Children
Living in Families
Understanding Families
Considerations of Parenthood
Effective Parenting Skills
What is Parenting?
Guiding Children's Behavior
Providing Substitute Care
Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood
Making Responsible Decisions
Realities of Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
Managing the Stress of Teen Parenting


 Unit Two - Pregnancy and Birth

Prenatal Development
Forty Weeks of Preparation
A Closer Look at Conception
Problems in Prenatal Development
Avoiding Environmental Hazards
Preparing for Birth
A Healthy Pregnancy
Getting Ready for the New Arrival
Childbirth Choices
The Mythos of Pregnancy
The Baby's Arrival
The Birth Process
The Postnatal Period
A New Family Member
Newborn Concerns
     Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
     Caring for Premature Babies


 Unit Three - The Baby's First Year

Physical Development
Growth and Development
Providing Care for Infants
Handling and Feeding
Other Infant Care Skills
Emotional and Social Behavior
Emotional Development
Social Development and Personality
Intellectual Development
Understanding Intellectual Development
Helping Babies Learn


 
Semester Two

unit four | unit five | unit six | unit seven

Unit Four - The Child from One to Three

Physical Development
Physical Growth and Development
Providing Care
Emotional and Social Development
Emotional Development
Social Development
Personality Patterns and Behavior
Intellectual Development
Understanding Learning and the Mind
Encouraging Learning
     Reading to Children
     Learning by Pretending


 

Unit Five - The Child from Four to Six

Physical Development
Physical Growth and Development
Providing Care
     Promoting Good Eating Habits
     Monitoring Television Viewing
Emotional and Social Development
Emotional Development
Social and Development
     Children and Lies
     Providing Emotional support
Intellectual Development
Intelligence and Learning
Schools meeting individual needs


 

Unit Six - Special Areas of Study

Health and Safety
Special Challenges for Children
Caring for Children
Careers Relating to Children


 

Unit Seven 
Planning and Implementing "The Norsery" nursery school


 


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