The Developing Person through Childhood and Adolescence

Front Matter......Page 2
Half Title Page......Page 3
Half Title Page......Page 4
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
About the Author......Page 7
Brief Contents......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 27
Part I The Beginnings......Page 41
Chapter 1 The Science of Human Development......Page 45
Understanding How and Why......Page 49
The Life-Span Perspective......Page 57
Designing Science......Page 78
Cautions and Challenges from Science......Page 88
Ethics......Page 94
Ethics......Page 96
Ethics......Page 97
Chapter 2 Theories......Page 98
What Theories Do......Page 103
Grand Theories......Page 107
Newer Theories......Page 129
What Theories Contribute......Page 145
What Theories Contribute......Page 148
What Theories Contribute......Page 150
What Theories Contribute......Page 151
Chapter 3 The New Genetics......Page 152
The Genetic Code......Page 156
New Cells, New People......Page 167
From Genotype to Phenotype......Page 177
Chromosomal and Genetic Problems......Page 187
A Case To Study: Raising Healthy Children......Page 199
A Case To Study: Raising Healthy Children......Page 201
A Case To Study: Raising Healthy Children......Page 202
Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth......Page 203
Prenatal Development......Page 206
Birth......Page 217
Problems and Solutions......Page 227
The New Family......Page 249
Family Bonding......Page 258
Family Bonding......Page 260
Family Bonding......Page 261
Part II The First Two Years......Page 262
Chapter 5 The First Two Years: Biosocial Development......Page 266
Body Changes......Page 270
A View from Science: Face Recognition......Page 290
Surviving in Good Health......Page 301
Nutrition......Page 313
Nutrition......Page 315
Nutrition......Page 316
Chapter 6 The First Two Years: Cognitive Development......Page 317
Sensorimotor Intelligence......Page 320
Information Processing......Page 329
Language: What Develops in the First Two Years?......Page 337
Opposing Perspectives: Language and Video......Page 355
Opposing Perspectives: Language and Video......Page 357
Opposing Perspectives: Language and Video......Page 358
Chapter 7 The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development......Page 359
Emotional Development......Page 363
The Development of Social Bonds......Page 374
Theories of Infant Psychosocial Development......Page 391
Conclusion......Page 407
Conclusion......Page 409
Conclusion......Page 410
Conclusion......Page 411
Part III Early Childhood......Page 414
Chapter 8 Early Childhood: Biosocial Development......Page 418
Body Changes......Page 422
Advancing Motor Skills......Page 434
Injuries and Abuse......Page 444
Child Maltreatment......Page 451
Preventing Maltreatment......Page 461
Preventing Maltreatment......Page 463
Preventing Maltreatment......Page 464
Chapter 9 Early Childhood: Cognitive Development......Page 465
Thinking During Early Childhood......Page 469
Language Learning......Page 486
Early-Childhood Schooling......Page 493
Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs......Page 506
Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs......Page 508
Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs......Page 509
Chapter 10 Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development......Page 510
Emotional Development......Page 514
Play......Page 522
Challenges for Caregivers......Page 533
What Is Best?......Page 553
What Is Best?......Page 554
What Is Best?......Page 555
What Is Best?......Page 556
Part IV Middle Childhood......Page 559
Chapter 11 Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development......Page 563
A Healthy Time......Page 567
Children with Special Brains and Bodies......Page 580
Special Education......Page 597
Gifted and Talented......Page 606
Gifted and Talented......Page 608
Gifted and Talented......Page 609
Chapter 12 Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development......Page 610
Building on Theory......Page 614
Language......Page 627
Teaching and Learning......Page 636
Choices and Complications......Page 656
Choices and Complications......Page 658
Choices and Complications......Page 659
Chapter 13 Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development......Page 660
The Nature of the Child......Page 664
Families and Children......Page 675
The Peer Group......Page 693
Childrens Moral Values......Page 703
What Children Value......Page 711
What Children Value......Page 713
What Children Value......Page 714
What Children Value......Page 715
Part V Adolescence......Page 718
Chapter 14 Adolescence: Biosocial Development......Page 722
Puberty Begins......Page 726
Growth and Nutrition......Page 742
Sexual Maturation......Page 752
Sexual Problems in Adolescence......Page 762
Sexual Problems in Adolescence......Page 764
Sexual Problems in Adolescence......Page 765
Chapter 15 Adolescence: Cognitive Development......Page 766
Logic and Self......Page 770
Digital Natives......Page 787
Secondary Education......Page 795
Variability......Page 807
Variability......Page 809
Variability......Page 810
Chapter 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development......Page 811
Chapter 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development......Page 815
Relationships with Adults......Page 822
Peer Power......Page 828
Sadness and Anger......Page 840
Drug Use and Abuse......Page 849
Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 859
Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 861
Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 862
Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 863
Epilogue Emerging Adulthood......Page 866
Biosocial Development......Page 870
Cognitive Development......Page 873
Psychosocial Development......Page 882
Concluding Questions and Hopes......Page 893
Concluding Questions and Hopes......Page 894
Concluding Questions and Hopes......Page 895
Back Matter......Page 896
Footnotes......Page 902
Glossary......Page 904
References......Page 946
Name Index......Page 1053
Subject Index......Page 1131