The Science of Early Childhood Development

What ethical issues are associated with the following parenting topics: genetic testing, designer babies, cloning, prenatal screening, and older people having babies? Select two topics to discuss and provide your viewpoints, but remember to substantiate your views with supportive evidence.

You may use the required resources or any properly cited external resource to support your response.

REQUIRED RESOURCES:

Read: Becoming a Parent

Chapter 6 in Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective discusses becoming a parent, from deciding to have a baby, through pregnancy and birth, to the transition to being a parent.

Read: Parenting: From Infancy Through the Preschool Years

Chapter 7 in Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective covers parenting in the first five years of a child’s life: infancy (0-12 months), toddler (1-3 years), and preschool years (4-5).

Watch: The Secret Life of the Brain: The Baby’s Brain

Did you know that even a tiny piece of a baby’s brain the size of a grain of rice contains about 10,000 nerve cells? Watch this brief clip of the PBS documentary “The Secret Life of the Brain: The Baby’s Brain” to learn about the development of a baby’s brain.