Follow the instructions below to create a newsletter on a specific developmental period.
Assessment Description
Follow the instructions below to create a newsletter on a specific developmental period.
Part 1: Select a developmental period:
infancy (birth-2), toddler (2-4), early childhood (5-9), late childhood (10-12), adolescence (13-18), emerging adulthood (19-25), early adulthood (26-39), middle adulthood (40-64), or late adulthood (65+).
Part 2: Create a newsletter (500-750 words) using one of the attached templates, which includes:
- A description of physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development in the selected period.
- Explanation of factors (minimum of two) that are impactful and specific to the selected developmental period (for example, Attachment in Infancy, Parenting Styles in Childhood, Bullying in Adolescence, Marriage in Early Adulthood, Stigmas Associated With the Elderly in Late Adulthood).
- Explain and apply a minimum of two developmental theories (e.g., Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, Bowlby, Freud, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner).
- Relevant visual aids/graphics.
Cite the textbook and two additional scholarly sources. Use in-text and full references. Scholarly sources can include journal articles from the GCU Library or credible websites such as the American Psychological Associations website. Scholarly sources are NOT blogs such as Simply Psychology, VeryWellMind, and WebMD. Please avoid citing blogs in your academic work. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines