Off To A Good Start

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Illustrates how three families cope with infertility, in vitro fertilization, adoption, and surrogate motherhood.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Includes discussion by experts of fine and gross motor development and the importance of nutrition and breast milk during the first two years.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Explores how babies learn about their world through their senses, by touching, feeling, hearing, and babbling.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Includes discussions on temperament, social referencing and attachment and how these factors shape the emotions and personalities of young children.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Illustrates the evolving role of the father and how fathers can affect their children's development through play, reading, and games.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Focuses on the development of children ages two to five. Newly refined motor skills and child endangerment and neglect are discussed.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Illustrates how children's experiences with puzzles, building blocks, and other toys help facilitate their cognitive development.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Demonstrates how preschoolers learn to negotiate relationships with other children through play and physical interaction. It also explores the three…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Introduces four preschoolers, including fraternal twins. The level of gross and fine motor skills that children can achieve is discussed.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Examines how the media influence children, promoting a sedentary lifestyle with advertisements that promote poor nutritional choices. The issue of…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Shows how nutrition and genetics play an important role in the development of children. It also explores biological disorders such as ADD and AD/HD.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Discusses concrete operational thought, using complex language and moral reasoning. Further, it considers the value of bilingual education, ESL…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Illustrates the social development of children on two fronts: adult-child relationships to teach basic social skills, and peer relationships to teach…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Focuses on the experience of four school-age children and how individual talents, interests, and backgrounds may affect their development.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Explores the role of the school in a child's development, depicting the social transformation that begins when a boy in fifth grade meets a teacher…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Examines the physical changes that take place during puberty, and explores the impact of nutrition, physical appearance, and social pressure.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Focuses on the ways in which adolescents develop more complex and sophisticated types of thinking and reasoning, and explains how teens learn.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Shows how adolescents endeavor to adopt adult roles at the same time they face the challenge of discovering their identity and integrating a set of…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Follows three teens from diverse backgrounds and demonstrates how physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development are interconnected. The lesson…

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Explores the subject of "at-risk" teens and their resiliency. Drug abuse, delinquency, and teen pregnancy are among the topics discussed.

By Coast Learning Systems - 2003

Focuses on three children born with special needs. It revisits some of the major developmental themes in previous lessons as it considers the…

By Teens 101 Inc. - 2017

Eileen's family emigrated from China to North America to create a new life for the children. The Chinese family culture and dynamics were important…

By Teens 101 Inc. - 2017

From as early as he can remember, Sean had lived with extreme anxiety. As the years went by, he couldn't connect with other students. He was bullied…

By Teens 101 Inc. - 2016

Lydia's life as a child was filled with family dysfunction, drugs, abuse, and the death of her mother. She ended up in the foster care system before…