Infancy & Childhood 1th edition

Infancy & Childhood Description

Infancy & Childhood 1 Edition BEGINNINGS1 Introduction to Child Development Basic Concepts and Issues in Child Development Historical Views of Childhood Theoretical Perspectives Research in Child Development Critical Thinking2 Heredity, Environment, and Prenatal Development Genetics and Heredity Process of Conception Stages of Prenatal Development Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development3 Birth and the Newborn Infant Process of Childbirth Medical Techniques During Labor and Delivery Birth Complications Characteristics of the Newborn The Newborn Infant in the FamilyINFANCY AND THE TODDLER YEARS4 Physical Development and Health During Infancy and the Toddler YearsPhysical GrowthMotor DevelopmentSensory and Perceptual DevelopmentBasic NeedsHealth and Safety Concerns5 Cognitive and Language Development During Infancy and the Toddler YearsPiaget's Cognitive Developmental TheoryContemporary Perspectives on Early Cognitive DevelopmentIndividual Differences in Early Cognitive DevelopmentThe Beginnings of Language6 Social and Emotional Development During Infancy and the Toddler YearsHow Infants and Toddlers Experience and Express EmotionsInfant and Toddler TemperamentDevelopment of Attachment RelationshipsDevelopment of Self-Awareness and AutonomyChild MaltreatmentEARLY CHILDHOOD7 Physical Growth and Health During Early ChildhoodGrowth of the BodyBrain DevelopmentMotor DevelopmentHealth and Wellness8 Cognitive Development During Early ChildhoodAdvances in Children's Thinking:Representational Skill and Pretend PlayInformation Processing ApproachesVygotsky's Sociocultural ApproachIndividual Differences in Cognitive Development9 Social and Emotional Development During EarlyChildhoodDevelopment of Self-UnderstandingGrowth of Emotional Self-RegulationGender and the SelfParent-Child RealtionshipsPeer and Sibling RelationshipsAgression, Prosocial Behavior, and Self-ControlMIDDLE CHILDHOOD10Physical Growth and Health in Middle ChildhoodGrowth of the BodyHealth and WellnessMotor DevelopmentChildren with Special Needs11 Cognitive Development During Middle ChildhoodPiaget's Theory: Concrete Operational ThoughtInformation processing ApproachesIntelligenceLanguage DevelopmentSchooling and Cognitive Development12 Social and Emotional Development During Middle ChildhoodDevelopment of Self-ConceptsFamily Influences on Social DevelopmentGrowth of Peer RelationsEnvironments of Social Development