In this Assignment, you will develop an appealing and informative handout for parents, offering developmentally appropriate tips for dealing with health and safety issues in children from birth to age...

In this Assignment, you will develop an appealing and informative handout for parents, offering developmentally appropriate tips for dealing with health and safety issues in children from birth to age eight. Select an age group and give specific health and safety tips, including environmental considerations. Using theUnit 9 Template, your handout will focus ononearea in infant, toddler, or early childhood growth and development that has several ethical implications.

You may choose from the following list of topics:

• Discipline/guidance strategies


• Breastfeeding/formula use


• Need for child safety in with growing child independence (can address indoor and/or outdoor environment)


• Child choice in food versus family choice


• Sibling rivalry issues


• Including pets in the family


• Childhood obesity


• Automobile safety


• Babysitter rules, Nanny cams, privacy


• Discipline versus punishment


• Selecting child care


• Community programs, Shelters and other support services


• English Language Learners/ Multicultural Offerings


• Responsive parenting


• Parenting skills


• Working with children and families while maintaining confidentiality


• Advocacy for the health and safety of children

Please ensure your handout includes all of the following:

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  Section 1
  
  
  
  • Using NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practice guidelines, provide a paragraph on why the topic you selected addresses developmentally appropriate expectations for the age group you have chosen.
  
  
  
  


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  Section 2
  
  
  
  • Give specific health and safety tips for parents based on your topic.
  
  
  
  


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  Section 3
  
  
  
  • In a paragraph, discuss how an early childhood care professional can address the ethical obligations to children and their families on the chosen topic by connecting your topic to at least one principle from the NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct.
  
  
  • For the final paragraph, describe ethical obligations that may arise when discussing this topic with parents.
  
  
  
  

The NAEYC web resources in the reading this week should help you to ensure that your contributions and ideas are developmentally appropriate and inform ethical considerations. Be sure to include references at the bottom of your handout.

Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines

Your Assignment should include the following elements:

• Content: Provide responses to the questions above
  
  
  • The Assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics.