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HDFS 334 - Parenting Across the Lifespan
- 3 credits
Parenthood as a developmental process; child rearing as a function of variations in risk status, family systems, and ecological contests.
This course can be applied towards:
Prerequisite
HDFS 310 (Infant and Child Development in Context) or PSY 260 (Child Psychology).
Important Information
All prerequisites must be completed or consent from the instructor given prior to enrollment.
Students will need access to the “My Virtual Child” program, which can be purchased at www.myvirtualchild.com. Students will need a code to link their MVC to HDFS 334, section 801. This code may be found on RamCT Blackboard in the Announcements, when RamCT Blackboard opens the Friday before classes start.
Textbook and Materials
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Required
- How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk (1996)
Faber, A., & Mazlish, E.
ISBN: 978-0380811960 - How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk - 30th Anniv. Ed. (2012)
Faber, A., & Mazlish, E.
ISBN: 978-1451663897 - Parenting in Contemporary Society w/MyVirtualChild, 5th Ed. (2012)
Turner, Pauline J. and Welch, Kelly J.
ISBN: 978-0205903818 - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Ed. (2010)
American Psychological Association
ISBN: 978-1433805615
Choose either edition of the "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk" book.
Additional required readings consist of articles listed by last name within course units on RamCT Blackboad.
Instructors
Dr. Jennifer Aberle
(970) 491-5089 | jennifer.aberle@colostate.edu
Dr. Jennifer Aberle is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. Her research interests include: death, dying, and grief as a contextual and developmental experience; parenting in the context of bereavement; pedagogy in applied human sciences; parenting across the lifespan; and parenting education.