The pre-service training for normalcy must include the following curriculum components:
(1) A discussion of the definitions of normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard;
(2) The developmental stages of children, including a discussion of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of children;
(3) Age appropriate activities for children, including unsupervised childhood activities;
(4) The benefits of childhood activities to a child's well-being, mental health, and social, emotional, and developmental growth;
(5) How to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to make decisions; and
(6) The child's and the caregiver's responsibilities when participating in childhood activities.
Source Note: The provisions of this §748.882 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10422; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248