A chronological approach to the study of child development that encompasses both scientific research and years of practical experience by the authors. It explores the synthesis of biological, social and emotional factors from which the child emerges, encouraging students to better understand their own lives, as well as the process of development.
Contents:
The Study of Human Development
The Human Heritage: Genes and Environment
Prenatal Development and Birth
Infant Capacities and the Process of Change
The Achievements of the First Year
The End of Infancy
Early Experience and Later Life
Language Acquisition
Early Childhood Thought: Islands of Competence
Social Development in Early Childhood
The Contexts of Early Childhood Development
The Cognitive and Biological Attachments of Middle Childhood
Schooling and Development in Middle Childhood
Social Development in Middle Childhood
Biological and Social Foundations of Adolescence
The Cognitive and Psychological Achievements of Adolescence
Contents:
The Study of Human Development
The Human Heritage: Genes and Environment
Prenatal Development and Birth
Infant Capacities and the Process of Change
The Achievements of the First Year
The End of Infancy
Early Experience and Later Life
Language Acquisition
Early Childhood Thought: Islands of Competence
Social Development in Early Childhood
The Contexts of Early Childhood Development
The Cognitive and Biological Attachments of Middle Childhood
Schooling and Development in Middle Childhood
Social Development in Middle Childhood
Biological and Social Foundations of Adolescence
The Cognitive and Psychological Achievements of Adolescence