Preparation
Survey professional literature for information on the following topics:
Typical physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development in the first three months of life.
The impact of home environment on neonatal development.
Best practices for new parents.
Instructions
Scenario
For your job as a psychologist working in a teen program with expectant mothers and parents of newborns, you must develop content for a training program called Help Your Baby Grow.
Your task is to determine the essential information teenage expectant parents need to know about typical postnatal development in the first three months of life. Also, determine what practical things they can do to support development at this stage of life.
Deliverable
Keeping your audience in mind, create your content using language and concepts suitable for your target group. Submit your content recommendations in the form of a 68-page paper.
Develop your paper using the criteria below as headings.
Overview of Development.
Summarize the typical physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development in the first three months of life (approximately two pages).
Outline the expected milestones.
The Impact of the Home Environment on Neonatal Development.
Provide an overview of the impact of the home environment (for example, parenting and sleep practices) on typical neonatal development. Be sure to consider cultural factors that may be relevant to teen parents. (approximately two pages).
How does the environment affect neonatal development?
How does the involvement of the baby’s father aid in the baby’s development?
Best Practices for New Parents.
Evaluate the research for best practices that young parents can incorporate into neonatal caregiving (approximately two pages).
What are simple things that parents can do to support optimal psychosocial, cognitive, and physical development in the first three months of life?
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Provide key health information using language and format that is comprehensible to a layperson and supported with references from current scholarly literature and medically-reviewed sources. Write clearly and logically, with the correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Length: Submit a maximum of 68 pages.
References: Include a separate reference page with APA citations for scholarly literature and reputable sources. Minimum of eight recent scholarly resources; additional reputable sources may be included.
APA formatting: Format resources and in-text citations according to current APA style guidelines.
