Master’s specialisation in Parenting and Child Development Parenting and Child Development is a specialisation of the Master’s programme Education and Child Studies and focuses on child development in the context of different caregiving circumstances. You will study both normative and problematic caregiving, ranging from sensitive and warm parenting to abuse and neglect, and from stable family circumstances to divorce and temporary foster care. You will learn how crucial parents and other caregivers are in shaping child development.
Dr. Harriet Vermeer, associate professor
Why this specialisation at Leiden University?
“You should choose this Master’s specialisation if you are interested in the influence of child rearing on child development.”
u Learn more about to what extent parenting and behaviour of caregivers influence child development. u You want to know what the effects are of growing up in a stable or problematic family environment. u Become an expert in preventing or solving problems within families and child care, for instance through implementing evidencebased prevention and intervention programs.
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English 1 year MSc September 1 Apr non-EU/15 May EU February 15 Oct non-EU/15 Nov EU
Course information
SEMESTER I
Practice of empirical research (5 EC)
SEMESTER II Core course
Prevention Digital media and in the family intervention (5 EC) programmes in families (5 EC)
Internship (5 EC)
Internship (10 EC) Internship
Career possibilities As a specialist in the field of child development within families and daycare facilities, you are qualified for a large range of positions in a variety of settings: u Child health centres u Centers for support in child rearing u Adoption organisations u Daycare centres
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Attachment, parenting and development: research and clinical implications (5EC)
Child care, experts and parents: historical trends (5 EC)
Masterproject (20 EC) Masterproject
More information masters.universiteitleiden.nl/ parenting-and-child-development Study Adviser: studieadviseurspedagogiek@ fsw.leidenuniv.nl Other specialisations in Education and Child Studies u Applied Neuroscience in Human Development u Forensische Gezinspedagogiek (in Dutch) u Orthopedagogiek (in Dutch) u Digital Media in Human Development u Educational Science u Learning Problems and Impairments: international track u Leerproblemen (in Dutch) u Kinderen met Leer- en Gedragsproblemen in het Onderwijs (in Dutch)