1) Overview of Course
Course Requirements
Background of Instructor
Child Development: The Discipline
Research Systems

2) Child Development Theories
Psychoanalytic
Behavioral
Humanistic
Cognitive

3) Genetics and Conception
Genetic Disorders
Need for Genetic Counseling
In Vitro Fertilization
Donor Insemination
Surrogate Mothering
Cloning

4) Teratogens in Prenatal Development
Drug Abuse
Alcohol Ayndrome
Environment Effects

5) Birth
Stages of Festation
Preparation for Birth
Stages of Labor
Birthing Alternatives
What is Birth Like?

6) Neonate Exam
Examination of a Newborn by Dr. Victor Lipp

7) Infants and Toddlers: Attachment, Bonding and Physical Growth
Expectations of Infancy
Reality of Infancy
Mother and Father in Attendance at Birth
Falling in Love with Your Baby
Chess and Thomas Temperament Scale

8) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

9) Infants and Toddlers: Nutrition
Breast versus Bottle Feeding
La Leche League
Growth Expectations
Growth Charts
Effects of Malnutrition
10) Infants and Toddlers: Emotions
Erikson's 1st Stage - Trust versus Mistrust
When emotions appear
A child's self concept
Motherese or Synchrony
Separation anxiety
Effects of separation from prime caregiver

11) Infants and Toddlers: Cognitive Development
Piaget: Stages of Sensorimotor development

12) Infants and Toddlers: 4 Month and 12 Month Exam by Dr. Victor Lipp
Brazleton Infant Development Chart
Denver Developmental Exam
Bayley Development Exam

13) Infants and Toddlers: Physical and Social Development
Growth Expectations
Physical Growth and Development
Accidents and Accidental Death
Nutrition and Eating Styles
Independence versus Physical Restrictions
Toilet Teaching
Erikson's 2nd Stage - Autonomy versus Doubt

14) Infants and Toddlers: Language Development
Theories of Language Acquisition
Progression of language
First language: crying
Sounds for attention
Imitating sounds
Observation of 11-month old Mckinsey
Observation of 18-month old Mirabell

15) Preschoolers: Physical development
Growth expectations
Nutrition
Importance of Play
Mastery or Skill Play
Rough and Tumble Play
Parten's Research of Play
Williams' Research of Play

16) Preschoolers: Cognitive Development
Piaget's Operational Stage
Conservation tasks
Judgment, Cause and Effect
Preschool education

17) Preschoolers: Social and Emotional Development
Erikson's 3rd Stage - Initiative versus Shame and Doubt
Sharing Expectations and Ownership Needs
3's Irreversibility
3's, 4's and 5's - Rearrangement of Reality
4's Unreasonable fears
5's Need for Directions
Effects of Long-term Child Care on Children
Parent's Guilt about Childcare
Sex Role Identification

18) Maltreatment of Children
Prevalence
Types
Causes
Ages most vulnerable
How to recognize an abused child
How to report child abuse

19) Middle Childhood: Physical and Social Development
Growth and nutrition
Physical appearance and its effects on socialization
Erikson's 4th Stage - Industry versus Inferiority
The Culture of Children

20) Middle Childhood: Minorities in the School Culture
Teacher Biases
Boys versus Girls
Physically attractive versus not attractive
Minority versus Anglo

21) Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development
Piaget's Concrete Operations Stage
Language as indication of cognitive growth

22) Middle Childhood: Moral Development
Piaget's Theory
Kohlberg's Theory

23) Learning Disabilities
Parental response to disable diagnoses
Attention Deficit
Possible causes
Down's Syndrome
Associations for Children with Learning Disabilities

24) Adolescence: Physical Development
Glands that cause body changes
Sequence of puberty: females and males
Emotions differ in puberty
Societies reaction to body changes
Conversation with adolescents
25) Adolescence: Cognitive Development
Piaget's Formal Operations Stage
Idealism
Omnipotence and belief in Immortality
Egocentrism
Ability to include variables in thinking

26) Adolescence: Socialization
Erikson's 5th Stage - Identity versus Role Confusion
Peer Pressure
Alcohol and Drug use
Balancing School and Social Life

27) Adolescence: Emotional Difficulties
Depression
Suicide
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia
Schizophrenia

28) Early Adulthood: Physical, Sexual and Cognitive Development
Senescence
Homeostasis
Reproductive System
Dialectical Thinking
Pragmatic Wisdom
Theories of Adult Intelligence
Conversation with Early Adult, Middle-aged Adult and Older Adult

29) Early Adulthood: Social and Personality Development
Achieving Autonomy
Molding Identity
Developing Emotional Stability
Establishing a Career
Finding Intimacy
Becoming part of a Community
Selecting a Mate

30) Early Adulthood: Being Single
Erikson's 6th Stage - Intimacy versus Isolation
Being Single, questions of the Society
Homosexual?
Tied to Parents?
Not capable of an emotional relationship?
Impotent?
Conversation with 2 Early Adults

31) Early Adulthood: The demands of Commitment
95% of Americans marry
Tasks of married Couples
Intimacy
Material concerns and economics
Power, Decision Making
Extra-family relationships
Children
Companionship
Social life
Conflict
Morals, Values and Ideology
Conversation With Married Early Adults

32) Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Middle age is 46 to 66 and extending upward
Middle age people expect:
Closer relationship with spouse, children and friends
To assist an adult child with financial needs
To enjoy an active and fulfilling sex life
To participate in religion
To care for a parent
Concerns: Physical Health and Signs of Aging

33) Middle Adulthood: Relationships
Erikson's 7th Stage - Generativity versus Stagnation
Levinson's Theory
Conversation with Middle age people
Single parenting
Caring for Children while also caring for Parents (The Sandwich Generation)

34) Middle Adulthood: Many Faces of Society
Maslow's Theory of Self Actualization
Hans Selye's Theory of Stress
Conversation with Middle Aged Adults discussing stress and self actualization

35) Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Conversation with Diane Brooks: Geriatric Nurse
Susan Meyer: Dietitian
Judy Bird: Director of Fitness, Golden Door Spa
Losses in Aging: eyesight acuity, collagen in skin, calcium in bones, heart efficiency
How to prevent great losses: Diet, exercise and positive relationships

36) Late Adulthood: Rejuvenation
Supervised Exercise
Lower Fat Intake
How to Increase Life Span
Memory
Erikson's 8th Stage - Integrity versus Despair

37) Late Adulthood: Diseases in Aging
Sex specific diseases
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Depression

38) Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
Erikson's 8th Stage - Integrity versus Despair
Retaining Self Esteem
Pairing young children and older adults
Working for pay and to stay in the mainstream of life
Volunteering - a new career
Sam Cohen: Director of the Senior Olympics
Tom Lane: Senior Olympics competitor in swimming, Discus and Running

39) Late Adulthood: Infirmity in Old Age
Erikson's 8th Stage - Integrity versus Despair
Butler: Importance of Life Review
On site visit to Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital, Escondido, California
Conversation with Resident, Elwood Day
Conversation with Resident, Edna Couts
Kubler-Ross: Stages of Dealing with Death
Explanation of Hospice
A Living Will