Course details

Stratford's child psychology course is a great choice for both parents or professional who have an interest in this area of study or want to learn more about a child psychology career. 

Stratford's detailed curriculum offers a well-rounded look at child growth and development from birth through adolescence. Students will learn about child development as a whole and then carefully examine the many stages and phases of a child's life.

Child Psychology Course Outline

Child Psychology Module 1

History, Theories, and Methods in Child Development Studies

  • What is Child Development?
  • Theories of Child Development
  • Studies in Child Development
  • Influence of Heredity on Development
  • Nature versus Nurture
  • Conception
  • Stages of Prenatal Development
  • Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development
  • Influence of Heredity on Development

Child Psychology Module 2

Birth and the Newborn Baby

  • Stages and Methods of Childbirth
  • Postpartum Period
  • Characteristics of Neonates
  • Physical Development in Infancy
  • Motor and Sensory Development
  • Cognitive Development
  • Language Development
  • Social and Emotional Development
  • Attachment
  • Personality Development

Child Psychology Module 3

Early and Middle Childhood

  • Physical Development
  • Growth Patterns and Motor Development
  • Nutrition, Health and Illness
  • Sleep and Elimination Disorders
  • Factors in Cognitive Development
  • Theory of the Mind
  • Development of Memory
  • Language Development
  • Social Influences on Development
  • Social Behaviors
  • Personality and Emotional Development
  • Gender Roles and Sex Differences
  • Children with Disabilities

Child Psychology Module 4

Middle Childhood to Adolescence

  • Concrete-Operational Stage
  • Moral Development
  • Information Processing
  • Intellectual Development, Creativity and Achievement
  • Language Development and Literacy
  • Theories of Social and Emotional Development
  • Influence of Family, Peers and School 
  • Social and Emotional Problems
  • Puberty
  • Health and Sexuality
  • Development of Identity and Self-Concept
  • Delinquency and Suicide
  • Emerging Adulthood
Updated on 01 August, 2016

About Stratford

Stratford Career Institute is a privately owned correspondence school established in 1991 that offers at-home vocational training programs to students in North America

Stratford’s founders saw a need to meet the emerging education needs of today’s busy adult. Understanding the value and convenience of distance learning, they set out to develop an innovative style of correspondence education that would allow individuals to get a quality education – at home.

With more than one million students enrolled, Stratford has earned its reputation in the delivery of quality at-home career training.

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