Diploma in Child Psychology.
Children do not deal with situations in the same way adults do because they do not process information the same way. In fact, they do not have similar expressive or reasoning skills. Thus by understanding child psychology, you can better understand children and even equip them to become well-adjusted and able to express their views. The Diploma in Child Psychology can help you find out about the nature and development of children. Our short-term course provides you with an opportunity to increase your knowledge that in turn can help you face the changing challenges of parenting.
The Diploma in Child psychology is relevant for both new and experienced parents and for anybody in the teaching or day-care service of young children.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this Diploma in Child Psychology is to reveal by examples and case studies, how the latest theories in Child Psychology may be applied to real-world situations. This course is intended to help those who work with children or those who are parents learn to think in new and more conscious ways about the child-raising experience. Students will learn alternative ways to understand and relate to children and to themselves as parents or as adults who care for children.
KNOWLEDGE
By the end of this course students will have a better understanding of how and why:
- Parents bring their own conflicts, anxieties, attitudes, and emotions into their experience of raising children.
- Parent’s personal psychology and the social conditions surrounding them get entangled with each other to make successful parenting a Herculean task.
- Nobody seems to be clear about whether we want strong-minded individuals or co-operative team players for our next generation.
- Nobody seems to be clear about how to achieve either goal through gentle love or tough love, freedom or structure, rewards or punishments.
- We are often not even aware of our vacillations between over-indulgence and self-involvement.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this Diploma in Child Psychology is to reveal by examples and case studies, how the latest theories in Child Psychology may be applied to real-world situations. This course is intended to help those who work with children or those who are parents learn to think in new and more conscious ways about the child-raising experience. Students will learn alternative ways to understand and relate to children and to themselves as parents or as adults who care for children.
SKILLS
By the end of this course students will have developed the ability to:
- Help build a child’s self-esteem.
- Understand what tantrums are about and deal effectively with them.
- Understand why a child may lie or boast.
- Understand why children become aggressive and be able to effectively address instances of child aggression.
- Understand how differences in gender/siblings / single parents / working parents / separated parents may have on a child’s development.
- Understand what parents can do to protect their child against the increasing danger of drug use
UNDERSTANDING
By the end of this course students will have developed a deeper understanding of:
- Attachment and Separation
- Gender and Sexuality
- Sense of Self and Self-Esteem
- Temperament and Personality
- Discipline and Moral Development
- Family Relationships
