Demonstrate an understanding of how genetics and environment influence child growth and development.
Discover how genetics, environment, culture, and diversity shape the growth and development of children. Gain insights into the interconnected factors that influence child growth and development in early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development
- Demonstrate understanding of how culture and diversity influence growth and development
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
- Demonstrate an understanding of physical growth and development in school age children and the impact it has on programming
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and its influences on a child's social behavior.
- Demonstrate understanding of the effects of media on the growth and development of young children.
- Demonstrates an understanding of content areas and how they relate to child development
- Demonstrate how theory is reflective in the child care environment: Relationship between development theories & adolescence
- Demonstrate an understanding of how ongoing preventive health and wellness care affects child development
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the child care professional supports the development of readiness skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of content areas and how they are related to child development.
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