xviii Chapter 10 Early Childhood Development and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Careers in Early Childhood Development and Services . . . 265 Child Care Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Preschool Teachers and Teacher Assistants . . . . . . . . 268 Program Directors and Assistant Directors . . . . . . . . 269 Parent Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Common Aptitudes, Attitudes, and Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Education, Training, and Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Specialized Knowledge for Early Childhood Development and Services Careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Recognizing Developmental Milestones . . . . . . . . . . 273 Providing Developmentally Appropriate Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Guiding Children’s Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Creating a Safe Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Protecting Children from Neglect and Abuse . . . . . . 288 Rewards, Demands, and Future Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Chapter 10 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Chapter 11 Family and Community Services . . . 300 Careers in Family and Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Social and Human Services Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Community Health Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Emergency and Relief Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Caseworkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Social Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Coordinators and Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Common Aptitudes, Attitudes, and Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Education, Training, and Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Specialized Knowledge for Family and Community Services Careers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Understanding Family and Group Dynamics . . . . . . 312 Finding Community Resources for Clients . . . . . . . . 316 Shaping Policies that Concern Families . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Rewards, Demands, and Future Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Chapter 11 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 TAGSTOCK1/Shutterstock.com kali9/E+/Getty Images