The Developing Brain and the Young Child
explore resources that provide current thinking about child development from some rare and fascinating perspectives. Dr. Allison Gopnik is a professor of both psychology and philosophy. Her work with very young children has opened new perspectives on how children grow and learn. The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (which will accompany you throughout this course) offers key foundational information, and the article, 30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact. The provocative and moving revelations within the article may stay with you long after you leave this course. It not only explores the realities of child development but also its profound effects throughout lifetimes. How will your synthesis of these resources affect your perceptions of child development and your work as an early childhood professional? What insight did you glean about child development that changed your former perceptions or resonated with you in a powerful way? Share your thoughts as well as the resource and information that impacted you and why. How will the information you learned about child development from the resources influence your work as an early childhood professional?
