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CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: PRENATAL THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD

Offered By: Foothill College via California Community Colleges System

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Child Development Courses Language Development Courses Cognitive Development Courses Developmental Psychology Courses Prenatal Development Courses Psychosocial Development Courses

Course Description

Overview

Development of the child from prenatal life through early childhood. This introductory course examines the major physical, psychosocial, and cognitive/language developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through early childhood. Emphasis on interactions between maturational processes and environmental factors. While studying developmental theory and investigative research methodologies, students will observe children, evaluate individual differences, and analyze characteristics of development at various stages.

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