Growth and Development

Overall Expectations

• demonstrate an understanding of the multifaceted nature of and the various influences on child development;

Specific Expectations

The Nature of Child Development

• propose solutions to problems that are detrimental to the healthy development of children (e.g., smoking, drinking, or drug use during pregnancy; hunger or malnutrition; abuse; parental neglect; separation; poverty);

Social Challenges

Overall Expectations

• demonstrate an understanding of issues and challenges that concern parents, care-givers, and others who interact with children in society;

Specific Expectations

• describe ways in which children become the targets of marketing, advertising, and the media (e.g., through licensing of products, back-to-school ad campaigns, Christmas toy launches);