Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
Understanding child development and parenting strategies that support physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
Core Meaning
Seeking, acquiring and using accurate and age/stage-related information about:
- Parental behaviors that lead to early secure attachments
- The importance of
- Being attuned and emotionally available to one’s child
- Being nurturing, responsive and reliable
- Regular, predictable and consistent routines
- Interactive language experiences
- Providing a physically and emotionally safe environment for one’s child
- Providing opportunities for one’s child to explore and to learn by doing
- Appropriate developmental expectations
- Positive discipline techniques
- Recognizing and attending to the special needs of a child
