1. Introduction to Child Development
Mrs. Brennan

2. Five Principles of Child Development
Physical
Activities such as running, jumping or riding a bike.
Large and Small Motor Skills
Social
Play: Alone vs. With others
Sharing
Leading vs. Following

3. Five Principles of Child Development (Cont…)
Emotional
Acting out roles of others
Working through challenges
Moral
Right vs. Wrong
Following rules, such as sharing with others
Intellectual
Activities to help children learn language, balance, or how to organize things.

4. Why Study Children? To Understand Children To Gain Skills
Why do they act, feel and think like they do?
Learn the importance of caregivers
To Gain Skills
As a parent, caregiver or just in life
To Understand Yourself
Your own childhood, personality, development
To Build for the Future
Wait to have children until ready, be prepared

5. Childhood: Past vs. Present

6. How is Childhood Different?
Work
Children expected to work in the past
Today children’s job is to play and grow
Play
Fewer toys in the past
No video games til 70’s
New toys on the market everyday
Education
School was a privilege in the past
School is required and modern today

7. How is Childhood Diff..(Cont)
Health
Children died young in the past
A lot less disease today
Dress
Children dressed as small adults in the past
Many fabrics available now
Parental Love
Still strong today
Less discipline today