This course is designed to give you the background necessary for establishing a framework for positive parenting of children between the ages of five and ten years of age.
It will go into the mind of a child and explain to a parent/carer what the child is thinking, why they are behaving that way and the signs of bullying and social changes.
Key Topics
The key topics covered in this course are:
Support
Students will received full tutor support for a full year from the day they receive the course. There are no deadlines for assignments however students must complete the course within the 12 month period. To complete this course it will take in the region of 80 study hours which can be spread over a 12 month period to suit the individual.
Assessment
Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments which can be submitted to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments however you do need to prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the question asked.
COURSE CONTENTS
Unit 1 – Understand a child’s emotional development from 5 – 10 years
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Give a meaning for the term emotional health.
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Identify the components of emotional health.
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Identify symptoms of poor emotional health.
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Identify activities which promote good emotional health.
Unit 2 – Understand how to maintain a child’s physical health
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List features of good physical health
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Identify features of poor physical health
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Identify activities which promote food physical health
Unit 3 – Recognise how the transition from childhood to adolescence can affect children
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State at least three changes which occur at puberty
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State how these changes can affect the child
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Identify how different children cope
Unit 4 – Recognise the impact of moving from primary to secondary school has on a child
Unit 5 – Understanding a child’s social development from 5 – 10 years of age
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Identify the main stages in a child’s social development
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State why play is an important part of social development
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Identify the purpose of at least three different types of play
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List the main barriers to developing social skills
Unit 6 – Recognise different types of behaviour and ways of dealing with them
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List a range of unacceptable behaviours
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State the main reasons why children misbehave
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Identify at least three ways of dealing with unacceptable behaviour
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Give three examples of how to reward a child for good behaviour
Unit 7 – Recognise how a parent’s behaviour can influence a child
Unit 8 – Understanding bullying
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State what bullying is
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Identify what a victim is
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State a least three different forms of bullying and how it can affect the victim
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Identify how the self esteem of a victim can be raised
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Identify how others can help both the bully and the victim
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List ways in which a parent can support the victim and raise their self esteem
