Includes bibliographical references (pages R1-R57) and indexes.
Part One: Theory and Research in Child Development. History, Theory and Research Strategies -- Part Two: Foundations of Development. Genetic and Environmental Foundations -- Prenatal Development -- Birth and the Newborn Baby -- Part Three: Infancy and Toddlerhood: The First Two Years. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood -- Part Four: Early Childhood: Two to Six Years. Physical Development in Early Childhood -- Cognitive Development in Early Childhood -- Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood -- Part Five: Middle Childhood: Six to Eleven Years. Physical Development in Middle Childhood -- Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood -- Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood.
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A best-selling, chronologically organized child development text, Berk and Meyers' Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood is relied on in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering students research-based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. The authors takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains; emphasize the complex interchanges between heredity and environment; and provide exceptional attention to culture.--Publisher's description.