Child Growth and Development

Child Growth and Development is a text that can be seamlessly used to accompany any Child Development Course - Pre-birth through Adolescence. The material lays the foundation for understanding development along with the many theorists that paved the way to notice how genetics, environment, culture, family and experience impact growth and development.

The organization of the text is both linear and spiraling. The early Chapters are outlined to give background information about the history of Child Development and factors effecting the family before birth.

From Chapter 3 through the remainder of the text attention is given chronologically to each age group and developmental domain within each age category through Adolescence. Physical Development, Cognitive Development and Social Emotional Development are covered in-depth for each age group.

The Chapters begin with objectives and an introduction and end with a conclusion of key concepts addressed. Each Chapter also includes relevant information about current topics, resources and pictures representing the diverse backgrounds of children and families that are in our classrooms and communities.

Table of Contents
▪ Chapter 1: Introduction to Child Development
▪ Chapter 2: Conception, Heredity, & Prenatal Development
▪ Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn
▪ Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy & Toddlerhood
▪ Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
▪ Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
▪ Chapter 7: Physical Development in Early Childhood
▪ Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
▪ Chapter 9: Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood
▪ Chapter 10: Middle Childhood - Physical Development
▪ Chapter 11: Middle Childhood – Cognitive Development
▪ Chapter 12: Middle Childhood - Social Emotional Development
▪ Chapter 13: Adolescence – Physical Development
▪ Chapter 14: Adolescence – Cognitive Development
▪ Chapter 15: Adolescence – Social Emotional Development