Earning Criteria

• Use core family research and theory to describe the diverse characteristics of families, for example: • socioeconomic conditions, • family structure, • relationships, • stressors, adversity, and supports; • home languages, cultural values, and ethnicities and communities, including geography and ideology
• Describe the varied influences of families and communities on young children, for example: • social, • culture, • early childhood education
• Describe the importance of understanding diverse family characteristics, for example: • strengths, • expectations, • values, • child-rearing practices, culture, language
• Describe the stages of parental and family development
• CHLD 238 and CHLD 209
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