Theories & Methods & Everyday Reading Materials 20%

EDUC11044

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE JANUARY 31 AT MIDNIGHT

Purpose	The purpose of this assignment is to identify theories, perspectives and validity of child development issues in every day articles published in popular magazines.
Learning Outcomes	1. Evaluate the unique contributions of traditional theoretical perspectives as well as the foundations of child development toward interpreting child growth and behavior. 3. Explain the holistic development of the child to include the inter-play amongst domains of development. 4. Illustrate respect for diversity and fairness in all contexts related to children and their families. 5. Outline critical periods in the child's development 6. Determine how early child development sets the foundation for lifelong learning, behaviour and health through understanding the whole child
General Overview	Students are required to complete a chart in order to explain the links between the popular magazine readings and course material. Chart is submitted for evaluation.
Marking Guidelines	This assignment is worth 20%.

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Steps to this Assignment:

1. Decide whether you will or in pairs.
2. Look through the suggested magazine titles.

Suggested online magazines (you can choose 2 or 3 articles from any of the following magazines).

Parenting magazines:

Today's Parent - Pregnancy, baby, toddler advice for Canadian parents (todaysparent.com)

Home - ParentsCanada

Home | Caring for kids (cps.ca)

Teaching magazines:

Professionally Speaking (oct.ca)

English Connexions (college-ece.ca)

the chart below (an example is provided). must be followed for all in-text citations and references. A minimumof 2 examples are required per article relating to different theories. This means for students working individually you should have a minimum of 4 rows filled in, and students working in pairs should have a minimum of 6 rows completed in the chart below.

Magazine title: Article title	Direct quote from magazine (indicate source using in-text citations)	Relevant Developmental Theory	Explanation (how quote relates to the theory in your own words). A minimum of 1 credible source should be used to support your writing per article. In-text citation required.
Huff Post: The most common post-partum health issues and how to spot them.	"Plus, when you are stressed, one of the most important coping mechanisms we have is sleep. When your life is no longer on a 24-hour cycle, that can be really impactful because you're now missing the defense mechanism of eight hours of uninterrupted sleep" (Travers, 2021, para 4).	Self-regulation theory	Shanker explains that In a state of heightened stress, people need to identify and reduce his stress load, rather than trying to teach better self-control (The Mehrit Centre, 2023). In this article, the author mentions that parents require support with self-regulation rather than better self-control to deal with sleep deprivation.
Huff Post: The most common post-partum health issues and how to spot them.	"If you are experiencing a lack of bonding with your child, feelings that you want to abandon them or not take care of them, you need to share these feelings with your partner, family or friends as well as your health care provider," Schell said. "This doesn't mean someone is going to barge in and take your baby away, but they will help provide you with support, therapy and, if needed, temporary medication to help regulate the chemicals in your brain so you can feel like yourself again" (Travers, 2021, para 14).	Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System's Theory	According to the article's author, there are multiple supports within a new mother's systems that could help with her own development as a new mother and consequently help her new child. In his theory, Bronfenbrenner explains that for any individual development to occur, there should be an interaction between personal characteristics and the environment over time (Bronfenbrenner, 1989)