The Whole Child: Development in the Early Years (Budzyna and Buckley)

by Deirdre Budzyna and Doris Buckley

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The Whole Child is a textbook for Child Psychology or Child Growth and Development that is both comprehensive and concise. Students do not need a lengthy volume to digest, but they do need a strong understanding of how a young child develops. Only with this understanding can developmentally appropriate practice emerge in the classroom and in other places that are loving and caring spaces for young children.

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Publisher
Northern Essex Community College
Subjects
Social Sciences, Early Childhood Education
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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. Licensing
  6. 10: Land Acknowledgement
  7. 12: Untitled Page 03
  8. 1: Perspectives on Early Childhood
  9. 1.1: Childhood Defined
  10. 1.2: Historical Perspectives
  11. 1.3: Cultural Perspectives
  12. 1.4: Developmentally Appropriate Practice
  13. 1.5: How is Child Development Studied?
  14. 2: Theorists and Theories of Development
  15. 2.1: Theories of Development
  16. 2.2: Psychosocial Theory
  17. 2.3: Behaviorist Theory
  18. 2.4: Social Cognitive Theory
  19. 2.5: Cognitive Theory
  20. 2.6: Sociocultural Theory
  21. 2.7: Humanistic Theory
  22. 2.8: Ecological Theory
  23. 2.9: Other Contemporary Theories to Consider
  24. 3: Domains in Development
  25. 3.1: Social Development
  26. 3.2: Themes of Development
  27. 3.3: The Four Domains of Development
  28. 3.4: Physical/Biological Development
  29. 3.5: Cognitive Development
  30. 3.6: Emotional Development
  31. 4: Brain Development from Conception to Age 8
  32. 4.1: Biology of the Brain
  33. 4.2: The Main Structures of the Brain
  34. 4.3: Cerebral Cortex
  35. 4.4: Brain Development During Gestation
  36. 4.5: Brain Development in Infants and Toddlers
  37. 4.6: Brain Development in Preschool and School-Age Children
  38. 5: Prenatal Development and Birth
  39. 5.1: The Role of Genetics
  40. 5.2: Concerns in Conception
  41. 5.3: The Germinal Period
  42. 5.4: Pregnancy Concerns
  43. 5.5: Birth
  44. 5.6: After Birth
  45. 6: Infancy
  46. 6.1: Physical Development in Infancy
  47. 6.2: Cognitive Development in Infancy
  48. 6.3: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy
  49. 7: Toddlers (15 Months to 3 Years)
  50. 7.1: Physical Development for Toddlers
  51. 7.2: Cognitive Development for Toddlers
  52. 7.3: Social and Emotional Development for Toddlers
  53. 8: Early Childhood Development
  54. 8.1: Physical Development in Early Childhood
  55. 8.2: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
  56. 8.3: Social and Emotional Development in Preschool
  57. 9: School Age (5 Years to 8 Years)
  58. 9.1: Physical Development in School Age
  59. 9.2: Cognitive Development in School Age
  60. Back Matter
  61. Conclusion
  62. References
  63. Index
  64. Glossary
  65. Detailed Licensing