FLED 121 - Parenting Education and Preschool Experience

3.0 Credits
Community based parenting education course combining lecture, discussion and lab/practicum experience. Students participate with their child at a college affiliated preschool. Students gain confidence, develop resiliency, utilize social connections to develop parenting strategies and positive adult-child interaction. Students engage in a process of self-reflection, self-assessment and respond to instructor feedback.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Supervise preschool age children in a lab setting.
Describe positive interactions modeled with preschool age children in a lab setting.
Describe connection between play and learning.
Discuss developmentally appropriate behaviors for children.
Examine the diversity of parenting strategies.
Recognize individual differences of children and families related to culture, learning styles and temperament traits.

Course Typically Offered
Summer