Child Development

includes index and biblioraphy

Section 1 The nature of child development .....2 1 Introduction .....4 Child development-yesterday and today ....6 Caring for children .....8 Connecting with careers ....9 Connecting with divcersity ......12 Developmental process, periods, and issues .....14 The science of child development .....20 Caring connections ......23 Connecting through research ........37 Connecting with careers .....39 Section 2 Biological processes, physical development, And perceptual development .....48 2 Biological beginnings .....50 Images of child development ......51 The evolutionary perspective .....52 Genetic foundations of development .....54 Connecting with careers .....62 Reproductive challenges and choices .....63 Connecting through research ......65 Connecting with diversity .....66 Caring connections .....67 Heredity and environment interaction: The nature-nurture debates .....68 3 Prenatal development and birth ......76 Images of child development ......77 Prenatal development ....78 Birth .....90 Connecting with careers ......93 Caring connections ....93 Connecting with diversity ......97 Connecting through research .....98 The postpartum period .....99 Connecting with careers ....101 4 Physical development and health ......105 Images of child development ......106 Body growth and change .....107 The brain .....113 Sleep ....120 Health ....124 Connecting with diversity .....130 Caring connections ....132 Connecting with careers .....133 Connecting with careers .....135 Connecting through research .....137 5 Motor, sensory,and perceptual development ......141 Images of child development .....142 Motor development .....143 Connecting with diversity .....149 Caring connections .....151 Sensory and perceptual development ....153 Connecting through research .....155 Perceptual motor corupling .....164 Section 3 Cogniton and languauge .....168 6 Cognitive developmental approaches ....170 Images of child development ......171 Plaget`s theory of cognitive development .....172 Connecting through research ......177 Applying and evaluating plaget`s theory .....187 Vygotsky`s theory of cognitive development .....190 Connecting with diversity .....192 Connecting with careers ....193 Caring connection ....195 7 Information processing .....199 Images of child development ......200 The information-processing approach .....201 Attention .....204 Memory .....208 Connecting with diversity ......211 Thinking .....216 Connecting with careers .....219 Caring connections .....222 Metacognition .....224 Connecting through research .....227 8 Intelligence ......233 Images of child development .....234 The concept of intelligence .....235 Connecting through research .....243 Connecting with diversity ......245 The development of intelligence ...246 Connecting with careers ......247 The extremes of intelligence and creativity .....249 Connecting with careers .....252 Caring connections .....253 9 Language development ....258 Images of child development .....259 What is language ....260 How language develops ......263 Connecting with careers ......267 Connecting through research ......269 Connecting with careers ......275 Connecting with diversity ......276 Biological and environmental influences .....277 Caring connections ......281 Language and cognition ....282 Section 4 Socioemotional Development .....286 10 Emotional development Images of child development .....289 Exploring emotion .....290 Development of emotion ......292 Temperament .....299 Caring connections ......305 Social orientation/understanding, attachment, and child care ......306 Connecting with diversity .....315 Connecting with careers ...316 11 The self and identity .....322 12 Gender .....344 13 Moral development .....364 Section 5 Social contexts of development .....392 14 Families ....394 15 Peers .....426 16 Schools and achievement .......452 17 Culture and diversity ......483