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A comprehensive and engaging approach to child development that prepares students to navigate the complexities of working with children in our modern world.
List of contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Theories of Child Development
- Chapter 3 Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development
- Chapter 4 Birth and the Newborn
- Chapter 5 Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
- Chapter 6 Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
- Chapter 7 Social and Emotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
- Chapter 8 Physical Development in Early Childhood
- Chapter 9 Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
- Chapter 10 Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood
- Chapter 11 Physical Development in Middle Childhood
- Chapter 12 Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
- Chapter 13 Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
- Chapter 14 Physical Development in Adolescence
- Chapter 15 Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- Chapter 16 Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence
About the author
Karin Sternberg, Ph.D., is a research associate at Cornell University. She has a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, as well as an MBA with a specialization in banking from the University of Cooperative Education in Karlsruhe, Germany. Karin completed some of her doctoral research at Yale and her postdoctoral work at the University of Connecticut. Afterward, she worked as a research associate at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and School of Public Health. She has held a grant from the National Institutes of Health for the development of a cognitive training program for seniors
Summary
A comprehensive and engaging approach to child development that prepares students to navigate the complexities of working with children in our modern world.
