Lecture 1

Question 1

Why study child development?

• desire to understand human __
• do infants s__/u__ the world in basically the same way adults do?
• are early e__ important for later d__, and how important?

Answer 1

nature

see/understand

experiences, development

Question 2

Why study child development?

• choosing social p__
  ex: p__ l__
• Mothers who take more leave have better r__ with their infants, are less s__ and less d__.
• Fathers who take more leave are more i__ in parenting their children l__ on

Answer 2

policies

parental leave

relationships, stressed, depressed

involved
later

Question 3

Why study child development?

• r__ and t__ children – being an informed c__.
• Should children receive an a__?
• Should parents help with h__, and if so, how?

Answer 3

raising, teaching, consumer

allowance

homework