Objective of this course is to learn and assess development of middle childhood and adolescence.

Evaluation of motor, cognitive, language and social-emotional development characteristics in middle childhood (7-11 years old) for normal children and children with special needs, Supporting approaches in home and school environments, Social Identity and Gender Development, Family-friendship relations, Consulting for parents and professionals in development area, Also Adolescence definition and theories, Physical and sexual development in adolescence, Friendship and identity seeking in adolescence, Family relations in adolescence, Problems encountered by parents during adolescence and their solutions