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Family Dynamics
Family Dynamics serves as the foundational course in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. This one-credit course is designed to assist students in recognizing the roles, responsibilities, and importance of the family. This course allows students to explore family food, clothing, housing, financial, and consumer needs throughout the life span. Additional concepts also include table setting, etiquette, marriage readiness, parenting issues, balancing work and family, making decisions as a responsible young adult, assessing the effects of technology on the family, and exploring career options related to family life.
Parenting
Life Connections is a one-half credit course focusing on practical problems related to nurturing human development throughout the life span. Course content provides opportunities for students to explore the basic needs of individuals regarding human growth and development; stages across the life span; dating and marriage; financial management; career planning; balancing work, family, and community responsibilities; intergenerational living; improving the quality of life, community resources and services; technology; and careers relating to the life span. Observational Experiences is a required part of this course.
Child Development is a one-half credit course that helps students develop skills related to the physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development of children. This course provides opportunities for exploring child development theories. It includes stages of development, child health and safety, behavior management, child abuse, needs of exceptional children, childcare services, community resources, technology, and career opportunities for working with children. Observational Experiences is a required part of this course.
Consumer Resource Management
FoodDynamics is a one- credit course that allows students to explore the relationship among food, nutrition, fitness, and wellness while preparing foods creatively. The course consists of the one-half credit Food and Fitness course and the one-half credit Creative Foods course. Money Dynamics is a one-half credit course that introduces students to the management of personal and family resources to achieve personal goals. Course content provides opportunities for students to explore consumer behavior, the economic system, laws and legislation, consumer protection, consumer tights and responsibilities, consumer decision making, advertising and promotional techniques, careers in financial services.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), an integral part of the curriculum, enhances leadership development skills and provides opportunities for community service.
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