Unit 3

This discussion board is three-part: Early Childhood Education, Parenting, & Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood.

• Be sure to read any attached articles, handouts, or watch any videos.
• Be sure to FULLY answer each question with thoughtfulness and depth.
• You must reply to at least TWO other posts. 
• Keep your answers organized with the same organization that they are presented with (use headings & numbering)
• As always, be respectful with your replies. 

Early Childhood Education:

Read the article:

1. Why is Nancy Carlsson-Paige disheartened by our early childhood education system? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)
2. What happened to play in classrooms and what is in its place now? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)
3. What are the most important competencies that she mentions (that cannot be measured with numbers)? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)
4. What does freedoms do children in wealthier areas have that other children who are from impoverished areas? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

5. What is the main debate that has been ongoing in early childhood? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

6. What are academic goals? What are intellectual goals? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

7. What are the other two points emphasized by Lillian G. Katz in regards to intellectual goals? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

8. Why is earlier is better wrong? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

9. What parenting style did you score in? Does this make sense to you? (Use the results of the questionnaire to respond)

10. Is the parenting style that you scored in consistent with the parenting that you experienced as a child? (Explain) 

11. Reflecting on the parenting that you experienced as a child & how that shaped the adult that you are now, is there anything that you would do differently if you have children? Why? (Explain)

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood:

12. What is this disorder? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

13. What is the difference between baby #1 and baby #2? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

14. What are the 5 factors that are contributing to this disorder? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

15. What are the 5 things that we can do to help? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)

16. Have you personally seen this disorder in any of the children that you know or care for? (Use the points from the article to help you answer & cite the page you found it)