Found in The Developing Child: Understanding Children and Parenting 
RED Book.

Unit 1 - Children, Parenting and You

Chapter One - Children and Childhood
Due February 28 2019

1. Name three main ways studying children can be beneficial
2. Define Child Development in your own words
3. What is nutrition
4. Write about how some event in your childhood influenced your life. (It might be somehting as simple as why you now dislike meatloaf, or something more significant.) If the same thing happened to you today, would your reaction be the same? Why or why not?

Chapter Two - Parents and Parenthood
Due February 28 2019

1. Give examples of three main aspects of parenting
2. Define nurturing. Why is it important?
3. Give examples of people who are not parents who need parenting skills.
4. What is the difference between Adoptive Parents and Foster Parents?
5. Define caregiver.
6. Before making a decision about parenthood, what five points should be considered?
7. Name a poor reason to become a parent. Explain. 
8. Ask a parent to explain whether his or her parenting style is similar to or different rom the one his or her own parents used, and why? Write a short one page report summarizing your interview.

Unit 2 - Pregnancy and Birth

Chapter Three - Prenatal Development
Due March 4 2019

1. ​How do unborn babies receive their nutrients?
2. Briefly explain the difference between a dominant and a recessive gene
3. How is the sex of a baby determined
4. Name the options available to people who have fertility problems that cannot be solved through treatment.
5. Name three health risks to teen pregnancy.

Chapter Four - Preparing for Birth
Due March 21 2019

1. What are three signs of possible complications of pregnancy?
2. Name the four essential food groups in the Daily Food Guide. How many servings of each does a pregnant woman need daily?
3. When planning for daily child care responsibilities what five things should parents-to-be consider?
4. What are two advantages of breast feeding? of Bottle feeding?
5. Describe four safety features to look for in a crib.
6. What is a budget and what is its purpose?
7. What is prepared childbirth?

Chapter Five - The Baby's Arrival
​Due March 27 2019

1. Name three possible indications that labor is beginning.
2. What happens in the Third Stage of Labor?
3. What is a cesarean Birth?
4. When should a mother have a postnatal checkup?
5. What is an incubator and why is it used?
6. What are reflexes? Name and describe three of a newborn's temprary reflexes.

Unit 3 - The Baby's First Year

Chapter Six - Physical Development During the First Year
​Due April 3 2019

1. How do a baby's porportions compare to an adult's?
2. What are three signs of a baby's hearing problem?
3. What are motor skills?
4. Why should't babies or young children be bounced up down?
5. Describe how cloth diapers should be laundered.
6. Describe how talking - which might be described as a physical ability - requires a combination of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth and development. 

Chapter Seven - Emotional & Social Development During the First Year
​​Due April 10 2019

1. Define both Emotional and Social development.
2. Why is it important to build trust in infancy?
3. Why does a nine-month-old baby act differently toward strangers than a two-month-old does?
4. Define personality and name three influences on it.
5. Define self-concept.
6. Discuss how a physical problem such as deafness or blindness could affect a baby's emotional and social development.

Chapter Eight - Intellectual Development During the First Year
​Due April 16 2019

1. How do newborns learn about their world?
2. What is cause and effect learning? Give an example.
3. Why does a preschool child need lessons presented with objects or activities?
4. Why isn't it a good idea to keep a baby in a crib or playpen most of the time?
5. Why should caregivers talk to babies?
6. List five commercial toys and five everday objects that might be used as toys for babies. Evaluate each for safety and usefulness in development. 

Unit 4 - The Child from One to Three

Chapter Nine - Physical Development from One to Three
Due April 24 2019

1. When does a baby become a toddler?
2. Explain how diet affects the teeth?
3. What is the difference between small and large motor skills? Give an example of each.
4. List five safety guidelines for small children.
5. List five factors you should consider when planning an appealing meal for young children.
6. Make a list of three activities for one to three-year-olds to promote one of the following: Large motor skills, small motor skills, eye-hand coordination. (Three for one-year-olds, three for two-year-olds & three for three-year-olds.)

Chapter Eleven - Intellectual Development from One to Three
Due May 6 2019

1. ​​What are three methods of learning, other than being taught?
2. Why is the ability to reason important?
3. Give two ways to promote creativity.
4. What are three reasons toys are important?

Chapter Ten - Emotional and Social Development from One to Three
Due May 1 2019

1. What is negativism? Name two causes of it.
2. Give three reasons a child might be more angry than normal.
3. What is the difference between parallel and cooperative play? At what ages is each found?
4. What is the long range goal of parental discipline?
5. What is the best way to teach a child desired behaviour?

Unit 5 - The Child Four to Six

​Chapter Twelve - Physical Development from Four to Six
Due May 9 2019

1. What are the first secondary teeth to appear? What function do they serve?
2. What is dexterity? Give three examples of a five-year-old's improved dexterity. 
3. What are three ways to help children develop cleanliness habits?
4.  Should caregivers punish a child for bed-wetting? Explain.

​Chapter Thirteen - Emotional and Social Development from Four to Six
Due May 13 2019

1. Why does beggining school cause so many emotional and social adjustments?
2. How can caregivers help relieve a child's stress?
3. Name three advantages and disadvantages of competition

Chapter Fourteen - Intellectual Development from Four to Six
Due May 16 2019

1. What are two ways children can benefit from helping with household tasks?
2. What are two ways parents could encourage an interest in reading without buying books?
3. Name three skills a child should master before beginning school.
4. What is a learning disability?

Unit 6 - Special Areas of Study

Chapter Fifteen - Health and Safety
Due May 22 2019

1. What four things are needed to keep a child safe?
2. What is the leading cause of death among children?
3. Describe five ways to make a home safer for younge children.
4. Name seven serious diseases children should be immunized against.
5. What are five steps for dealing with an emergency?
6. Describe the three categories of burns and give a possible cause for each. 
7. Name four types of common household products that can cause poisoning.
8. List six or more safety hazards for children that exist in your home. How might each be corrected?
9. Plan escape routes for your house incase of a fire. Draw a diagram of your plan.

Chapter Eighteen - Careers Relating to Children
Due June 20 2019

1. Explain the difference in entry-level, paraprofessional and professional jobs. 
2. Explain the difference between a speech therapist and an audiologist.
3. Describe the job of a physio therapist.