PARENTING

Semester - 0.5 credit

Junior/Senior

Offered Fall semester only

Prerequisite: None

This course covers the basic information regarding the parenting of children. The role of the parent is explored fully, beginning with the joys, responsibilities and readiness for parenthood and following through with the needs and concerns involved in parent-child interaction at each stage of development. Practical techniques of parenting will be included. For example, a study of health and safety, guidance, nutrition and feeding and day care are discussed. Lastly, contemporary issues are explored. Included will be the effects of the individual’s environment and heredity on the child's development.

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