California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 3-2017 ADULTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD GUIDANCE Daniela Perez CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Child Psychology Commons, and the Developmental Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Perez, Daniela, "ADULTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD GUIDANCE" (2017). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 438. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/438 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ADULTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD GUIDANCE A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Child Development by Daniela Perez March 2017 ADULTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD GUIDANCE A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Daniela Perez March 2017 Approved by: Laura Kamptner Ph.D., Committee Chair, Psychology Amanda Wilcox-Herzog Ph. D., Committee Member Kelly Campbell Ph. D., Committee Member © 2017 Daniela Perez ABSTRACT Decades of research studies suggest that the quality of parenting skills and parenting knowledge about children’s development have profound effects on children’s development. Studies to date show that most adults lack knowledge of child development and developmentally-appropriate child guidance. These studies, however have focused on white, middle-class, well-educated women and are limited in the range of issues addressed.