Child Development revision

Child Development revision

1. Types of family

   • Nuclear family: Two parents and a child/children. This when they live away from other family members.
   • Extended family: Different generations, such as grandparents, aunties and uncles, and cousins all live near each other and can help each family each day and in emergencies.
   • Single Parent family: One parent looks after child/children and care/welfare.
   • Foster family: Child/children are cared for temporarily by another family because their own parents are unable to look after them.
   • Shared Care family: Parents live separately but share decisions about their child's care and welfare, and equally divide their time spent with their child between each parents house.
   • Looked after children: Children live and are looked after a residential home for children. Not for very young children though.
   • Reconstituted family: In a new relationship, one or both parents may bring children with them from a previous relationship.
   • Same sex couples: Couple of same sex may already have children or adopt children.

2. Safety Measures for Children

   • Stair gates
   • Window safety catches
   • Types of accidents
     • Falls
     • Burns and scalds
     • Cuts and puncture wounds
     • Choking
     • Suffocation
     • Poisoning
     • Drowning
     • Road accidents
   • Catches on cupboards
   • Keeping plastic bags out of reach
   • Protection and safety glass for low windows and glass doors.
   • Supervision in the bath
   • Accidents
     • Safety labels
       • Socket covers
         • Harnesses
           • Installing smoke alarms
             • Fire guards
   • First aid at home
   • Treating minor injuries

3. Parenthood

   • Planning for a family/preparing for a baby
     • Planning for a baby
     • Pre-conceptual care
     • Things new parents need to buy for their child/children
     • Changes to lifestyle

4. Pregnancy

   • Menstrual cycle
   • Hormones
     • Male hormones
     • Female hormones
   • Conception and Fertilization
   • What supports the baby in the womb
     • Umbilical cord
     • Mother's cervix
     • Amniotic sac
     • Amniotic fluid
     • Placenta
     • Mother's womb
   • The development of baby in womb
     • The zygote stage
       • The embryo stage
         • The foetal stage
           • 8-40 weeks
         • 4-8 weeks
           • Nutrients
             • Proteins
             • Fats
             • Minerals
             • Vitamins
             • Fats
             • Carbohydrates
       • Up to 4 weeks
   • What are conceptives?
     • How do they work
     • Reducing risks
     • What is it?
     • Who needs them
     • Infertility
     • Fertility Treatment
       • Egg donation
       • Surrogacy
       • DI
       • ICSI
       • GIFT
       • AIH
       • PGD
       • IVF