Parenting 7- Adolescence

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Parenting 7- Adolescence

• Learning Targets

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Chapter 14

• I can identify steps in the physical,
  intellectual, emotional, and social development
  of school-age children.
• I can explain the importance of parental guidance
  and encouragement in the school-age years.
• I can describe guidelines parents can use for
  their school-age childrens involvement in
  sports.
• I can propose ways parents can help their
  children adjust to new roles as students.
• I can explain how friendships change over the
  school-age years.
• I can identify some of the causes and symptoms of
  stress among school-age children.
• I can propose ways parents can help their
  children deal with stress.
• I can summarize the importance of regular medical
  checkups and physical exams for school-age
  children.

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Chapter 15

• I can identify steps in the physical,
  intellectual, emotional, and social development
  of teens.
• I can differentiate between primary and secondary
  sex characteristics.
• I can describe the dangers teens face related to
  eating disorders tobacco, alcohol, and drug use
  and sexual behavior.
• I can describe the importance of decision making
  during the teen years.
• I can explain the role parents can play in
  helping their teens establish healthy friendships
  and dating relationships.
• I can propose ways parents can help their teens
  develop healthy self-concepts and self-esteems.
• I can summarize the importance of medical
  checkups during the teen years.

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Chapter 16

• I can describe each stage of Piagets theory of
  intellectual development.
• I can identify both positive and negative
  outcomes for each stage of Eriksons theory of
  personality development.
• I can describe each aspect of human functioning
  identified by Freud.
• I can differentiate among levels of human need as
  identified by Maslow.
• I can explain each level of development in
  Kohlbergs theory of moral development.
• I can identify ways parents can access
  information about child development, parenting,
  and parenting strategies.
• I can assess how child development theories and
  guidelines help parents establish good
  parent-child relationships.
• I can summarize the importance of an overall view
  of child development.

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Chapter 17

• I can describe the vital role parents play in
  their childrens development.
• I can explain how children learn behavior
  patterns.
• I can describe three styles of parenting.
• I can explain effective methods of discipline and
  punishment.
• I can analyze the experiences provided by sibling
  relationships.
• I can evaluate methods of helping children
  develop responsibility, honesty, and healthy
  sexuality.
• I can summarize the influence of the media upon
  children.

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Chapter 18

• I can describe common parenting concerns
  including balancing work and family roles,
  divorce, remarriage, serious illness, death, and
  family moves.
• I can identify skills and knowledge parents need
  to handle these concerns.
• I can propose ways parents can help their
  children adjust to these concerns.
• I can summarize community resources available for
  parents facing these concerns.

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Chapter 19

• I can describe common family crises, such as
  substance abuse, unemployment and financial
  crises, child abuse and neglect, missing
  children, domestic violence, and suicide.
• I can identify possible causes for these crises.
• I can assess the knowledge and skills parents
  need to handle these crises.
• I can summarize community resources available for
  parents facing these crises.

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Chapter 21

• I can describe parents roles in their childrens
  education, both at home and at school.
• I can propose ways parents can increase their
  childrens desire to learn.
• I can identify the special needs of children with
  learning disabilities, mental disabilities,
  physical disabilities, emotional disorders, and
  giftedness.
• I can summarize the benefits of inclusion for
  children with special needs and average learners.
• I can describe parents roles in their childrens
  health care.
• I can list common symptoms of childhood illness.
• I can explain how to care for a sick child.