Languages: English

Demonstrates how adults can continue to grow and expand intellectually, and discusses how genetics, environment, age, and experience influence cognition. Program Topic: Middle Adulthood: Cognitive Development.

Discusses the realities of aging in terms of physiological changes. The growing specialty of gerontology is presented, and the genetics of aging and the possibility of enhancing longevity are addressed. Program Topic: Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development.

Explores information processing and short-term and long-term memory. Dementia and cognitive decline are discussed, as well as ways of keeping physically and cognitively active. Program Topic: Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development.

Discusses relationships and their importance as we age. The lesson explores psychosocial theories on late adulthood, and concludes with a discussion of quality of life and the importance of remaining engaged in meaningful activities. Program Topic: Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development.

Demonstrates how preschoolers learn to negotiate relationships with other children through play and physical interaction. It also explores the three predominant styles of parenting and the impact each has on children’s psychosocial development. Program Topic: The Play Years: Psychosocial Development.

Shows how nutrition and genetics play an important role in the development of children. This lesson also explores biological disorders such as ADD and AD/HD. Program Topic: The School Years: Biosocial Development.

Discusses concrete operational thought, using complex language and moral reasoning. Further, it considers the value of bilingual education, ESL programs, and ways of learning more than one language. Program Topic: The School Years: Cognitive Development.

Illustrates the social development of children on two fronts: adult-child relationships that teach basic social skills, and peer relationships that teach cooperation, competition, and intimacy. Program Topic: The School Years: Psychosocial Development.

Examines the physical changes that take place during puberty. The lesson explores the impact of nutrition, physical appearance, and social pressure. Program Topic: Adolescence: Biosocial Development.

Focuses on the ways in which adolescents develop more complex and sophisticated types of thinking and reasoning. It also explains how teens learn in school and how education of adolescents differs from that of younger children. Program Topic: Adolescence: Cognitive Development.