What you'll learn

Examine the roles and responsibilities of parents and families as partners in children's education.
Examine the needs and characteristics of young children and the needs of parents.
Establish and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with families.
Respect parents' choices and goals for children and communicate effectively about curriculum and children's progress.
Support parents in making decisions related to child development and parenting.
Apply family systems theory and knowledge of family dynamics.
Examine the roles and relationships that exist within families and communities.
Examine how schools influence the home environment and how homes influence schools.

Course content

8 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 52m total length

Course Description & Objectives

Preview5:47

Key Concepts Defined & Foundations of Parenthood & the Family

Preview11:28

Birth Order: Characteristics & Personalities

11:07

Emotionality and Control

7:42

The Four Parenting Styles

16:34

Authoritative Parenting

5:59

Authoritarian (Brick Wall) Parenting

5:35

Permissive (indulgent) Parenting

5:21

Uninvolved (Neglectful) Parenting

5:17

Five Theories of the Family

7:17

General Systems Theory by Ludwig von Bertalanffy

4:37

The Family Life Cycle

3:10

The Ecological Systems

5:20

The roles of the mother, father, siblings and the immediate context outside the family

6:52

Types of Child Abuse, Causes of Child Abuse, Consequences of Child Abuse

10:40