Child Development

Child Development

1. Diet, health and care of the child

   • what are dietary guidelines?
   • Dietary guidelines for the under 5s
   • why is a healthy diet important from birth?
   • the main food groups?
   • what are nutrients?
   • sources and functions of nutrients
   • lebels packaging and advertisements
   • additives
   • feeding a baby
   • advantages and dis advantages of breast and bottle feeding
   • what us sterilising and why is it important?
   • making up a formula feed
   • what is weaning?
   • encouraging healthy eating habits
   • religion culture and diet
   • coping with food refusal
   • health problems linked to diet
   • hygiene when caring for children
   • clothing and footwear
   • vaccination and childhood diseases
   • caring for a ill child at home
   • caring for a sick child in a hospital
   • environmental effects on children's health
   • how to tell if a child is sick

2. Parenthood

   • learning about the family
   • types of families
   • Cultural differences
   • planning for a baby
   • Pre-conceptual care
   • Changes to lifestyle
   • what do parents need to buy
   • Accidents
   • how, when and why do accidents happen?
   • treating minor injuries
   • first aid boxes at the home

3. Development of the child

   • growth and development
   • factors that can affect development
   • what are physical skills
   • sensory development
   • how physical and social skills are linked
   • what are gross motor skills
   • what are fine motor skills?
   • what is sensory development
   • the development of sensory learning
   • what is intellectual development?
   • what are concepts
   • stages of cognitive development
   • Language and communication
   • drawing and writing
   • dicipline
   • bonding and a secure relationship
   • is emotional development
   • what is social development
   • stages of social play
   • what is good behaviour
   • what is structured play
   • what is a toy and why are they important?
   • how toys help development
   • importance of books
   • importance of computers

4. Pregnancy

   • The menstrual cycle
   • Hormones
   • what supports the baby in the womb?
   • the development of the baby in the womb
   • what are contraceptives?
   • how do contraceptives work?
   • what is pre-conceptual care?
   • reducing risks of pre-conceptual care
   • infertility
   • what are genes?
   • how can genetic abnormalities be passed on?
   • what is genetic counselling?
   • signs of pregnancy
   • common symptom's of pregnancy
   • what is anti natal care?
   • serious problems in pregnancy
   • much rarer problems
   • who looks after the mother and her baby
   • routine tests during pregnancy
   • choosing where to give birth
   • pregnancy notes
   • Birth plan
   • The approach of labour
   • Sings of labour
   • stages of labour
   • Pain relief options
   • the role of a birth partner
   • when and why help is needed during a birth
   • medical assistance during delivery
   • the newborn baby
   • the paediatric examination
   • pre-term babies
   • special care baby units
   • why am I crying?
   • cry-sis
   • what is SIDS
   • what does post natal care involve?
   • how does the new baby affect the family life?
   • baby blues
   • post-natal depression
   • ante-natal care