Welcome Come in and take a seat Begin

Welcome! Come in and take a seat. Begin looking at debate topics and form your argument! Dogs or Cats? Being young or being old? Kids or no kids?

Finn’s Fun FACS Welcome to Child Development!

A little about your teacher…. .

Ms. Finn High school in Rogers, Ar. Conway for college, graduated with a major in Psychology, minor in FACS at UCA I am a student myself! Finishing my master’s degree at UCA I have a kitty cat! His name is baby Thomas.

What will be learning this year?

Child Development Topics Characteristics and areas of development How both heredity and our environment influence our development Different theorists (psychology!) Pregnancy and prenatal care Birth defects Teen pregnancy Child Labor Types of learning/how we learn Personality Development Milestones of different age groups Effective parental guidance and discipline techniques specified for each age group School related issues with children Specific issues associated with each age group from newborn to

Why is this important? Even if you are not close to having children, or may never want children, this content is important to you! Knowing how people think and relate to others is an essential part of almost any career. (Doctor? Dentist? Business Manager? Salesman? ) IF you do ever have children, this content is necessary! You need to know how to guide and nurture your children into productive adults. Knowing about how YOU came to be how you are today will help you gain an understanding of yourself.