Discuss how you would describe the children’s temperament and development to the parents. Include concepts of the roles of heredity and environment in the stability of temperament, the relationship of temperament to cognitive and social functioning and the goodness to fit model.

Program: Community Support Worker
Course: Child and Adolescent Growth and Development

Assignment: Temperament and Development

You only need to do the initial response I will complete the replies. Also I can only send screenshots of the text book I cant upload it.

Read the section “Temperament and Development” located on pages 418-428 in the textbook. Mandy and Jeff are parents of two-year-old inhibited Sam and three-year-old difficult Maria. Discuss how you would describe the children’s temperament and development to the parents. Include concepts of the roles of heredity and environment in the stability of temperament, the relationship of temperament to cognitive and social functioning and the goodness to fit model.

You are required to post your initial substantive response as well as respond, in 50 words or more, to two other students’ posts. Your discussion is worth 15 marks.

You will be graded on the following evaluation rubric:

Evaluation Scale x Criteria = Total Marks

Evaluation Scale

5

Exemplary level of performance or understanding

4

Mastery level of performance or understanding

3

Approaching mastery level of performance or understanding

2

Adequate level of performance or understanding not yet demonstrated

0

​Component of discussion missing completely, or no level of understanding demonstrated

Criteria

1

Discussion guidelines were followed (including proper spelling, grammar, and APA Style format, in addition to standard guidelines).

2

There was clear evidence of a thoughtful, concerted effort to post a meaningful discussion.

3

Concepts related to material in the learning plan were introduced in the discussion.