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 Department:    FL

 Course #:    132

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4

 CIP:    190701

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

For parents with preschool children. Parents will be involved in the operation of the program through parent meetings, committee work, and classroom involvement.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 11

Lab: 44

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Home & Family Life Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Act safely in a preschool setting.
2. Use positive guidance techniques to promote responsible behavior.
3. Identify gaps in own knowledge of child development that would improve parenting skills.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Child development: Development of the two-year-old child emotionally, socially, physically, cognitively, language, motor and moral skills.
2. Child behavior and misbehavior and appropriate practices.
3. Parent/child communication.
4. Child guidance techniques.
5. Role of parent as the child's first and most important teacher.
6. Personal development.
7. Conflict resolution.