Maharashtra HSC Child Development study materials
Maharashtra HSC Child Development study resources

Maharashtra HSC Child Development case studies

Maharashtra HSC Child Development · Put your knowledge to work in context.

Child Development is one of the subject papers offered at the Higher Secondary Certificate (Std XII) level under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, usually taken as part of the Home Science group. It suits students who plan to study human development, early childhood education, psychology, social work, nutrition or teacher training, and it is also useful for anyone preparing to work in anganwadis, preschools or child-care settings. The Maharashtra HSC Child Development case studies are 5 cases and about 5,977 words.

1

Meera: 26 Weeks Pregnant, Hb 8.6 g/dL and a Ten-Hour Standing Shift

Meera, 27, lives in Bhiwandi and stitches garments in a small unit for about ten hours a day, six days a week, mostly standing at a table. She is 26 weeks pregnant with her second child; her first delivery was a normal full-term birth.

1,153 words, about 6 min
2

Aryan, 15 Months, Not Walking and Not Saying Words

Aryan is 15 months old. He was born full term at 2.6 kg.

1,135 words, about 6 min
3

Sanika, 4 Years 8 Months: Stammering, Biting and a Nursery Admission Test

Sanika is 4 years 8 months old and attends the anganwadi in her village. Marathi is spoken at home; the anganwadi worker uses some English rhymes.

1,184 words, about 6 min
4

Fatima, 13, Missing School Every Month After Menarche

Fatima is 13 years 4 months old and studies in Class VIII at a zilla parishad school. Her menarche was at 12.

1,266 words, about 6 min
5

Imran, 12, At the Dhaba: Child Labour, Family Poverty and Re-entry

Imran is 12 years 2 months old and has not been to school for two years, since he failed Class V. He washes utensils and serves tea at a highway dhaba from 7 a.m.

1,239 words, about 6 min