Child Growth and Development

by Paris, Ricardo, Rymond and Johnson

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This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.

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Publisher
College of the Canyons
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Licensing
  7. About the Authors
  8. Further Acknowledgements
  9. 1: Introduction to Child Development
  10. 1.1: Principles of Development
  11. 1.2: Periods of Development
  12. 1.3: Issues in Development
  13. 1.4: Research Methods
  14. 1.5: Developmental Theories
  15. 1.S: Summary
  16. 2: Conception, Heredity, and Prenatal Development
  17. 2.1: Heredity
  18. 2.2: Prenatal Development
  19. 2.S: Summary
  20. 3: Birth and the Newborn
  21. 3.1: Preparing for Childbirth
  22. 3.2: Childbirth
  23. 3.3: The Newborn
  24. 3.S: Summary
  25. 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
  26. 4.1: Rapid Physical Changes
  27. 4.2: Proportions of the Body
  28. 4.3: Reflexes
  29. 4.4: Gross Motor Skills
  30. 4.5: Fine Motor Skills
  31. 4.6: Sensory Capacities
  32. 4.7: Nutrition
  33. 4.8: Health
  34. 4.9: Sleep
  35. 4.S: Summary
  36. 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
  37. 5.1: Piaget
  38. 5.2: Vygotsky
  39. 5.3: Cognitive Milestones
  40. 5.4: Language Development
  41. 5.5: Theories of Cognitive Development, Learning, and Memory
  42. 5.6: Memory and Attention
  43. 5.S: Summary
  44. 6: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
  45. 6.1: Temperament
  46. 6.2: Personality
  47. 6.3: Infant Emotions
  48. 6.4: Social Emotional Milestones
  49. 6.5: Forming Attachments
  50. 6.6: Child Care
  51. 6.S: Summary
  52. 7: Physical Development in Early Childhood
  53. 7.1: Growth in Early Childhood
  54. 7.2: Nutritional Concerns
  55. 7.3: Tips for Establishing Healthy Eating Habits
  56. 7.4: Brain Maturation
  57. 7.5: Motor Skill Development
  58. 7.6: Sleep and Early Childhood
  59. 7.7: Toilet Training
  60. 7.8: Sexual Development in Early Childhood
  61. 7.9: Health in Early Childhood
  62. 7.10: Safety
  63. 7.S: Summary
  64. 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
  65. 8.1: Piaget’s Preoperational Intelligence
  66. 8.2: Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development
  67. 8.3: Information Processing
  68. 8.4: Children’s Understanding of the World
  69. 8.5: Milestones of Cognitive Development
  70. 8.6: Language Development
  71. 8.7: Early Childhood Education
  72. 8.8: Applications to Early Education
  73. 8.9: Cognitive Differences
  74. 8.S: Summary
  75. 9: Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood
  76. 9.1: Social and Emotional Milestones
  77. 9.2: Interactionism and Views of Self
  78. 9.3: Erikson- Initiative vs. Guilt
  79. 9.4: Gender Identity, Gender Constancy, and Gender Roles
  80. 9.5: Family Life
  81. 9.6: Peers
  82. 9.7: Play
  83. 9.8: Social Understanding
  84. 9.9: Personality
  85. 9.10: Social and Emotional Competence
  86. 9.11: Childhood Stress and Development
  87. 9.S: Summary
  88. 10: Middle Childhood - Physical Development
  89. 10.1: Brain Development
  90. 10.2: Physical Growth
  91. 10.3: Nutritional Needs
  92. 10.4: Exercise, Physical Fitness, and Sports
  93. 10.5: Physical Health
  94. 10.6: Childhood Mental Health
  95. 10.7: Managing Symptoms- Staying Healthy
  96. 10.S: Summary
  97. 11: Middle Childhood - Cognitive Development
  98. 11.1: Cognitive Theories of Intelligence
  99. 11.2: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
  100. 11.3: Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
  101. 11.4: Information Processing- Learning, Memory, and Problem Solving
  102. 11.5: Cognitive Processes
  103. 11.6: Intelligence Testing - The What, the Why, and the Who
  104. 11.7: Language Development in the School-Age Child
  105. 11.8: Introduction to Linguistics
  106. 11.9: Bilingualism - also known as Dual Language Learners or English Language Learners
  107. 11.10: Theories of Language Development
  108. 11.11: Learning to Read
  109. 11.12: Learning Difficulties
  110. 11.S: Summary
  111. 12: Middle Childhood - Social Emotional Development
  112. 12.1: Social Emotional Theories of Development
  113. 12.2: Self-Understanding
  114. 12.3: Motivation as Self-Efficacy
  115. 12.4: Gender Identity
  116. 12.5: Child and the Family
  117. 12.6: Friendships, Peers, and Peer groups
  118. 12.7: Peer Relationships
  119. 12.8: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Bullies, and Victims
  120. 12.S: Summary
  121. 13: Adolescence - Physical Development
  122. 13.1: Physical Growth
  123. 13.2: Brain Growth
  124. 13.3: Physical Changes in Adolescence
  125. 13.4: Adolescent Health- Sleep, Diet, and Exercise
  126. 13.5: Maintaining Emotional Health
  127. 13.6: Disorders and Syndromes
  128. 13.S: Summary
  129. 14: Adolescence - Cognitive Development
  130. 14.1: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
  131. 14.2: Cognitive Changes in the Brain
  132. 14.3: Cognitive Theorists- Piaget, Elkind, Kohlberg, and Gilligan
  133. 14.4: Information Processing Theory- Memory, Encoding, and Storage
  134. 14.5: Adolescence (A Time of Transitions)
  135. 14.6: Wisdom and Risk-Taking
  136. 14.S: Summary
  137. 15: Adolescence - Social Emotional Development
  138. 15.1: Erik Erikson – Theory of Psychosocial Development
  139. 15.2: James Marcia – Theory of Identity Development
  140. 15.3: Development of Identity and Self Concept - Who am I?
  141. 15.4: Development of Gender Identity
  142. 15.5: Socialization Agents During Adolescence
  143. 15.6: Community, Society, and Culture
  144. 15.7: Media- Influences on Teens
  145. 15.8: Development of Sexual Identity
  146. 15.9: Antisocial Behavior in Adolescence
  147. 15.10: Antisocial Behaviors, Violence, and Child Abuse
  148. 15.11: Violence and Abuse
  149. 15.12: Emerging Adulthood - The Bridge Between Adolescence and Adulthood
  150. 15.S: Summary
  151. 16: Ancillary Materials
  152. 16.1: Powerpoint Presentations
  153. 16.2: Videos
  154. Back Matter
  155. Index
  156. Glossary
  157. Ancillary Materials - PowerPoint Presentations
  158. Detailed Licensing