Stanford University
Child Development: Behavior and Mental Health
Acquire a pragmatic and science-informed method to aid children in being happier and healthier, equipped with the necessary tools to manage difficult behavior, promote social interaction, and provide support for mental health.
Start date
29 January 2025
Course duration
6 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
6–8 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Course overview
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Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
It is widely acknowledged that the upbringing a child receives plays a critical role in their future physical and mental well-being. Factors such as their social environment and behavior can shape their development and lead to a thriving adulthood. However, it's important to recognize that every child is unique, and a personalized approach is necessary to foster their individual identity within a supportive setting.
The Child Development: Behavior and Mental Health online short course provides an in-depth exploration of child psychology from this crucial perspective. Developed by child development experts from the prestigious Stanford Center for Health Education, this course teaches you how to leverage a child's personal interests and motivations to create a positive learning environment. With a focus on science-based approaches, you will learn practical techniques to encourage a child's natural learning abilities and effective behavioral discipline strategies to prevent and address problem behaviors. Additionally, the course delves into the impact of parenting and the significance of a child's social connections with both adults and peers. Finally, you'll gain insights into the steps you can take to support a child's mental health, enabling them to develop into healthy and contented individuals.
Is this course for you?
This online course is designed to benefit professionals who work with children in educational or healthcare settings. Physicians, pediatric specialists, therapists, social workers, teachers, parents, caregivers, and school counselors will benefit from the practical, science-informed techniques and knowledge to help them better support a child's development. By studying positive child-rearing approaches and key developmental milestones, learners will gain a clear understanding of how to encourage and support a child's social, emotional, and physical growth. At the end of the course, learners will have a comprehensive understanding of how to support and nurture children as they develop.
Course overview
Introduction
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
It is widely acknowledged that the upbringing a child receives plays a critical role in their future physical and mental well-being. Factors such as their social environment and behavior can shape their development and lead to a thriving adulthood. However, it's important to recognize that every child is unique, and a personalized approach is necessary to foster their individual identity within a supportive setting.
The Child Development: Behavior and Mental Health online short course provides an in-depth exploration of child psychology from this crucial perspective. Developed by child development experts from the prestigious Stanford Center for Health Education, this course teaches you how to leverage a child's personal interests and motivations to create a positive learning environment. With a focus on science-based approaches, you will learn practical techniques to encourage a child's natural learning abilities and effective behavioral discipline strategies to prevent and address problem behaviors. Additionally, the course delves into the impact of parenting and the significance of a child's social connections with both adults and peers. Finally, you'll gain insights into the steps you can take to support a child's mental health, enabling them to develop into healthy and contented individuals.
Is this course for you?
This online course is designed to benefit professionals who work with children in educational or healthcare settings. Physicians, pediatric specialists, therapists, social workers, teachers, parents, caregivers, and school counselors will benefit from the practical, science-informed techniques and knowledge to help them better support a child's development. By studying positive child-rearing approaches and key developmental milestones, learners will gain a clear understanding of how to encourage and support a child's social, emotional, and physical growth. At the end of the course, learners will have a comprehensive understanding of how to support and nurture children as they develop.
What will set you apart
Practical, science-based strategies toward supporting the development of happier and healthier children.
Positive behavioral interventions to help you manage challenging behavior in children, with the skills to identify and support mental-health concerns.
Key insight into the importance of social connection, helping you to encourage a child’s healthy social development.Course curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
Diverse drivers of positive development
Module 2
From birth to school — developmental milestones
Module 3
The parenting experience
Module 4
Building peer connections
Module 5
Challenging behavior — what it means and how to respond
Module 6
Supporting child mental health
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Academic Director
Dr. Grace Gengoux
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
About the certificate
Examine child development and behavior, and earn an official certificate of completion from Stanford Center for Health Education.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with your digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
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