Course Description

This 1 hour introductory course prepares the learner to understand and begin providing caregiving services to children and their families. Respecting and understanding the family dynamic is important in providing care in this setting. Through this course, you will have the skills and understanding necessary to be an integral part of the care team.

Course Objectives

Caregivers working with children need to understand basic care for infants and children, as well as developmental tasks, ranges of normal behaviors, and how to support parents in their care. After this lesson, you will know: the different stages of development children go through and how to support them; how to care for children at different stages of their development; how to best help families through your role as a home caregiver.

Course Outline

• Working with Children: Health Issues, Unsafe Environments
• Support Positive Growth and Development: Basic needs, Maslow's Hierarchy, Children's Needs
• Infant Care: How to care for an infant, infant and child care
• Toddler & Preschool Care
• School Age & Adolescent Care: What to expect from older children
• Child Development
• Normal Behavior vs. Stressed Behavior
• Supporting Families: respect the family, resources, lifestyle, culture
• Be mindful of backgrounds
• Positive Parenting: Immature Parents, Ill Mannered Children
• Observe and Report
• Communicate with the Home Care Team