The world of children (2nd ed )

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For the undergraduate child development course taught chronologically.

The World of Children is a chronological child development textbook by Joan Littlefield Cook and Greg Cook that helps students connect the science and the practice of child development in a way that can positively change lives. This exciting new text features an active learning system that exposes students to real people facing real world child development challenges, and encourages them to think critically about issues from multiple perspectives.

The World of Children demonstrates the practical applications of child development through interviews with a diverse group of real parents and a variety of professionals who rely upon child development information in their jobs. Each chapter also spotlights the ways programs, laws, regulations, and other governing aspects of society can affect children.

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BRIEF TOC:

Part One: Beginnings

Chapter 1: Exploring Child Development

Chapter 2: Heredity and the Environment

Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

Part Two: Infants and Toddlers: The First Years (Birth through 2 years)

Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infants and Toddlers

Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Part Three: Early Childhood: The Playful Years (3 through 6 Years)

Chapter 7: Physical Development in Early Childhood

Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Chapter 9: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Part Four: Middle Childhood: The School Years (7 through 11 Years)

Chapter 10: Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Chapter 11: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Part Five: Adolescence: The Transition toward Adulthood (12 Years and beyond)

Chapter 13: Physical Development in Adolescence

Chapter 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Chapter 15: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

DETAILED TOC

Part One: Beginnings

Chapter 1: Exploring Child Development

Defining the Field

What Develops?

Nature and Nurture

The Role of Neuroscience

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Positive Development and Resilience

General Themes in Modern Child Development

Theories of Child Development

What Is a Theory, and Why Are Theories Useful?

Psychoanalytic, Behavioral, and Social Learning Theories

Psychoanalytical Theories

Behavioral Theories

Social Learning Theory

Cognitive, Biological, and the Contextual and Systems Theories

Cognitive Theories

Biological Theories

Contextual and Systems Theories

Using the Scientific Method: Research in Child...