Modern Child Development
The required text Early child development: From theory to practice discusses several environmental and genetic influences on child development.
Initial Post: Select a topic from Chapter 2 or 3 of your textbook that interests you (ex: influence of genetics, family structures, culture, economics, mental health, or attachment style on child development). Next, use the Ashford University Library (Links to an external site.) to locate a scholarly article on the topic that you have chosen. You will create a multimedia presentation using approximately eight- to ten-slides discussing how your topic impacts child development. please use PowerPoint (Links to an external site.) You can view a basic PowerPoint tutorial here (Links to an external site.). Link the presentation to your initial post.
The presentation is expected to include the following:
Title slide for the presentation (1 slide)
Explain the topic/influence you have chosen (1 slide)
Discuss how the selected topic/influence impacts children physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively (4 slides)
Describe how the selected topic/influence is meaningful and relevant to you as a professional (1 slide)
Use the textbook and at least one additional scholarly resource that support your ideas.
Make sure to cite the referenced sources in-text on each slide of content, as appropriate. For example, it is appropriate to cite on the slides any summaries, paraphrases, or quotes from sources you use in your presentation on the slide where the information appears.
Include a reference slide that contains all referenced sources within your presentation (1 slide
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The family forms the primary environment in which a child grows and develops
The family make up some of the first people a child knows and therefore learns from
A child would typically copy things from family members and try them………….………………….
