These discussion questions will be completed and turned in during class on Wed 5/13 and are worth 5 points. You must be present during class to receive credit for this assignment. Please print this sheet out and bring it with you, along with your textbook, to the last class session.

Thinking back on the entire course, consider the following questions (in your group):

1) Discuss some (at least three) of the issues/conclusions presented in the Epilogue. Which do you think are the most compelling? Based on these conclusions, what advice do you have for teachers, parents, or child care professionals?

2) Considering the many studies we've covered in this course, what struck you as the most interesting study or finding?  Why?

3)  How does what you've learned in this class inform a) you, in your "real life", b) the process of parenting and c) professionals who work with children?  (i.e., think of research which addresses each of these areas, and as a group, apply what you've learned)