Child development: an active learning approach

Part I: Understanding child development: Why and how we study children and adolescents. Issues and themes in child development

Theories of development

How we study development

Part II: Biological beginnings and physical development. Nature through nurture: Genes and environment

Prenatal development, the newborn, and the transition to parenthood

Physical development: The brain and the body

Part III: Cognitive development. Theories of cognitive development

Intelligence and academic achievement

Language development

Part IV: Social and emotional development. Emotional development and attachment

Identity: THe self, gender, and moral development

Social development: Social cognition and peer relationships

Part V: Contexts for families. Families

Activities, media, and the natural world

Health, well-being, and resilience

Glossary

References

Author index

Subject index.

Understanding development : why and how we study children and adolescents

Biological beginnings and physical development

Cognitive development

Social and emotional development.