Parents and other adults need to know how children develop physically and emotionally. They need to know and understand the role of good nutritional and other preventive practices in healthy development. Finally, they need an understanding of the impact of child abuse on development of the child and on the well-being of the family and community. Teen moms learn about child development, interpersonal relationships, nutrition and child care a portion of the day and take appropriate high school courses to obtain their diploma during the larger part of the day. Students learn about how children grow and develop from birth to age 5.
Students participate in academic programs for part of the experience.
It also teaches them the importance of self-discipline in being responsible for others, especially infants. Harvard has a low teen pregnancy rate, but this is a very popular course at the high school.