title: A model for teaching early child development.
abstract: A model of teaching psychological aspects of infant growth and development to medical students in a pediatric clinical rotation is described. Small groups of 8 to 10 medical students observe an infant developmental-assessment-parent-interview conducted by a child development specialist. Emphasis is placed upon demonstrating infant temperament, age-appropriate competencies, and the dynamic interplay between parent and child. Evaluation of this training program suggests its effectiveness as a method of instruction and its usefulness as an approach to the evaluation of the young child.
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*