Producers: Coast Learning Systems

Explores nature and nurture in development, DNA, genes acting in combination, and the effect that the environment can have on genetic expression.

Follows an expectant family through the prenatal process to the live birth of their child. Students learn about the trimesters of pregnancy and the risk factors that influence conception and delivery of a healthy baby.

Illustrates how three families cope with infertility, in vitro fertilization, adoption, and surrogate motherhood.

Includes discussion by experts of fine and gross motor development and the importance of nutrition and breast milk during the first two years.

Explores how babies learn about their world through their senses, by touching, feeling, hearing, and babbling.

Includes discussions on temperament, social referencing and attachment and how these factors shape the emotions and personalities of young children.

Focuses on a day in the life of three children age 2 and under, and the negotiation of developmental stages.

Illustrates the evolving role of the father and how fathers can affect their children’s development through play, reading, and games.

Focuses on the development of children ages two to five. Newly refined motor skills and child endangerment and neglect are discussed.

Illustrates how children’s experiences with puzzles, building blocks, and other toys help facilitate their cognitive development.