Child Development
Description
Child Development is a statewide 4-H project. It features curriculum
that will guide you through the project. For a copy contact your
County 4-H Office or order online at: Extension
Publications.
Child Development 1
This beginning project is aimed at grades 3-4. Find out how you grow and how babies develop into toddlers. See how others are like you in so many ways but so different, too. Learn to get yourself ready in the morning, help your family and make toys safe for small children.
BU8075, Growing On My Own
Child Development 2
This intermediate project is aimed at grades 5-6. Learn how to take care of yourself and your brothers and sisters. See what makes your family so special. Find out how to select toys appropriate for different age groups, define the traits you want in a friend, develop family rules, prepare healthy meals, check out your home and neighborhood for safety hazards, contribute to a team effort, and more. At the end of this project, you’ll be ready for the Red Cross Babysitter’s Training course.
BU8076, Growing With Others
Child Development 3
This advanced project is aimed at grades 7-10. Explore how to be an effective parent, carry out a community service project, gain experience as a teacher or coach, understand the perspectives of others, make baby-sitting and first aid kits, and make playgrounds safe in your neighborhood. Check out child development careers and the effects of TV on children.
BU8077, Growing in Communities
Child Development Leader
BU8078, Growing All Together
4H500, I’m a 4-H Project Leader. Now What Do I Do?
Events
Want to learn more about Child Development? Try the links below.
Child Development Project Training
Many counties hold local training for members and leaders in
their favorite project areas, including child development. Watch
your county 4-H Family newsletter or contact your county Extension
office for details.
Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference
If you're in grades 8-10, check out the next Wisconsin 4-H
and Youth Conference, scheduled each June at the UW-Madison campus.
The conference offers educational seminars in most areas of 4-H.
Contact your county Extension office for details.
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County Fair 
The county fair . . . what a great time it is! Every summer, families
flock to county fairs to see the latest 4-H project exhibits. Exhibiting
is a fun and educational way for youth to showcase their project
work to judges and to the public.
Judging materials are supported by Bill Shaw in memory of his wife, Shirley.
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Related Links
There’s so much more to learn in the 4-H Child Development
Project. Just follow these links!
Advocates for Youth
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
CYFERNet: Children, Youth
and Families Education and Research Network
Site aimed at professionals that brings together the best children,
youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities
in the country.
Eduscapes
Site for teachers, parents, students and life-long learners of all ages.
Guide to
the Business of Babysitting
University of Illinois Extension site with great ideas on caring
for kids and how to get started as a babysitter.
Kids Health
Largest and most visited site on the Internet providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
National 4-H Curriculum
Visit this site for updated National 4-H Curriculum information including new titles. Purchase curricula by accessing the online order form.
National 4-H Cooperative
Curriculum System: Child Development
Activities and links to child development sites for youth, volunteers
and educators.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, founded in February 1996, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative supported almost entirely by private donations. Its mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy.
National Youth Anti-Drug Campaign
Campaign to prevent youth drug use.
National Youth Development Information Center A one-stop web site for youth workers with interest in any and all of the following areas: funding, programming, research, policy, job and training opportunities. NYDIC also provides current news to the youth development field and has one of the largest online libraries.
Oconto
County 4-H Project Resources
This web site provides links for many family, home and health
projects including links for fun project ideas on child development.
Safe Kids
Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.
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Project Support
For more information on the 4-H Child Development Project, contact
the following:
Cooperative Extension
Media Collection
This lending library features several child development resources.
UW-Extension County 4-H
Offices
This is your link to a list of Wisconsin County Extension Offices.
Select the county of your choice.
UW-Extension
State Specialist: Dave Riley
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Application for Registration as a Registered Judge for Wisconsin Fairs