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K–12 Standards

Child Development (2014)

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Personal, Academic, and Career Success

  • Core Standard 1

    Integrate processes of thinking, communication, leadership, and management in order to apply child development knowledge and skills.

    1. 1

      Demonstrate components of critical thinking, creative thinking, and reasoningCD-1.1

    2. 2

      Evaluate effective communication processes in school, family, career, and community settings CD-1.2

    3. 3

      Demonstrate leadership that encourages participation and respect for the ideas, perspectives, and contributions of group membersCD-1.3

    4. 4

      Apply management, decision-making, and problem solving processes to accomplish tasks and fulfill responsibilitiesCD-1.4

    5. 5

      Examine the interrelationships among thinking, communication, leadership, and management processes to address family, community, and workplace issuesCD-1.5

    6. 6

      Demonstrate fundamentals to college and career success (e.g. strong work ethic, timemanagement, positive attitude, adaptability/flexibility, stress resilience, accountability, self-discipline, resourcefulness, cooperation, self-assessment)CD-1.6

    7. 7

      Apply knowledge gained through research to solve problems and communicate ideas in fields related to child developmentCD-1.7

Conception, Prenatal Development, and Birth

  • Core Standard 2

    Analyze factors related to preparing for the birth of a child.

    1. 1

      Examine biological processes related to conception, prenatal development, birth, and health of child and motherCD-2.1

    2. 2

      Evaluate physical, emotional, and environmental factors of prenatal development and birth in relation to the health of the parents and childCD-2.2

    3. 3

      Analyze legal, moral, and ethical impacts of technology related to the birth of a child (e.g., infertility issues, surrogacy, selective abortion due to health of unborn child or multiple births, stem cell usage, and others)CD-2.3

Growth and Development of Children

  • Core Standard 3

    Analyze human growth and development from prenatal through age three

    1. 1

      Survey the history of child development, including prominent theoristsCD-3.1

    2. 2

      Examine physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and moral domains of human growth and development of children across a range of birth through age 3CD-3.2

    3. 3

      Investigate impacts and relationships of heredity and environment on prenatal and early childhood human growth and developmentCD-3.3

    4. 4

      Assess effects of pre-pregnancy, prenatal, and postnatal nutrition on health and wellness of mother and childCD-3.4

    5. 5

      Examine how gender, ethnicity, culture and life events impact child developmentCD-3.5

Child Care Giving and Nurturing Practices

  • Core Standard 4

    Choose care giving practices and nurturing strategies that maximize growth and development of children.

    1. 1

      Apply current and emerging research on human growth and development, including brain research, to assess nurturing practices CD-4.1

    2. 2

      Evaluate communication strategies that promote positive self-esteem in childrenCD-4.2

    3. 3

      Implement nurturing practices that support human growth and development of young children CD-4.3

    4. 4

      Analyze impacts of abuse and neglect on children and families and identify methods of preventionCD-4.4

    5. 5

      Examine nurturing practices unique to infants and young children with special needsCD-4.5

Support Systems for Parents and Caregivers

  • Core Standard 5

    Evaluate support systems that provide services for parents and caregivers.

    1. 1

      Evaluate criteria for selecting and providing care and services, including preventative health care, for childrenCD-5.1

    2. 2

      Explain the importance of friends, family, and community relationships in supporting parents and caregiversCD-5.2

    3. 3

      Describe community resources, services, and opportunities that support parenting and nurturingCD-5.3

    4. 4

      Analyze current laws, regulations, and policies related to parenting and care givingCD-5.4

    5. 5

      Discuss careers that draw on knowledge of children, child development, and nurturing of childrenCD-5.5

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Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

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