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(b) Nutritional needs.
(Domestic Science. Geography)
(c) Home accidents. Vulnerability at different ages.
(Needlework. Making baby and
toddler clothes using flare-free
materials)
(d) The importance of the family unit, security, love and encourage*
ment of independence.
(Religious instruction. English
literature)
(e) The effect of housing on personality. Does living in city, town,
village or country have an effect?
(English literature. Geography. Art.
History. Religious instruction.)
(f) Compare and contrast family units in other cultures with those in
this country.
(g) Practical work: Helping with children in play groups, day nurseries
and Local Authority toddler clinics.
UNIT 3 Growth and Development (3)
Puberty
(a) Brief outline of physical growth and development.
(b) The development of emotional maturity leading to expanding
independence and increasing personal responsibility for decisions
on such health habits as:—
Overeating, Smoking, Dental Care, Care of the Feet.
Some Suggested Visual Aids
Growth charts
Film: "Girl to Woman" Sound, Colour Runs 18 minutes.
"Boy to Man" Sound, Colour, Runs 16 minutes.
from: Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Themes for Follow-up Discussion
(a) What was the effect of the industrial revolution on the age of
puberty.
(History. English literature)
(b) Compare individual growth rates.
(Mathematics)
(c) Should young people vote at 18 years?
(English literature. History)