Child Development: Early Stages Through Age 12, 8th Edition
By: Celia Anita Decker, Ed.D.Copyright: 2016
Subject: Child Care / Human Dev / Parenting
Grade Level: 9-14
- Child Development: Early Stages Through Age 12 provides students the knowledge needed to work with and care for children as they grow. All areas of development—physical, intellectual, social, and emotional—are addressed so students can better understand, assess, and meet the needs of children. The child development principles and theories of Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, and Gardner are highlighted. Additionally, the text explores play activities, ways to keep children healthy, and group programs.
- A new chapter provides additional information on brain development.
- Child-related occupations are discussed in detail, including duties, education requirements, and job outlook.
- Case Studies are included in each chapter of the book to help students relate content to real-world situations.
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- Table of Contents
- Part 1: Children and Families in Today's World1. Learning About Children
2. New Directions in Learning
3. Families Today
4. Preparing for ParentingPart 2: Pregnancy and Childbirth5. Pregnancy
6. Special Circumstances of Pregnancy
7. ChildbirthPart 3: Infancy8. Physical Development in the First Year
9. Intellectual Development in the First Year
10. Social-Emotional Development in the First YearPart 4: The Toddler Years11. Physical Development of Toddlers
12. Intellectual Development of Toddlers
13. Social-Emotional Development of ToddlersPart 5: The Preschool Years14. Physical Development of Preschoolers
15. Intellectual Development of Preschoolers
16. Social-Emotional Development of PreschoolersPart 6: The School-Age Years17. Physical Development of School-Age Children
18. Intellectual Development of School-Age Children
19. Social-Emotional Development of School-Age ChildrenPart 7: Guiding and Caring for Children20. Encouraging Children's Play Experiences
21. Protecting Children's Physical Health and Safety
22. Handling Family-Life Challenges
23. Meeting Children's Special Needs
24. Providing Early Childhood Education in Group Settings
25. Preparing for a Child-Related Career - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
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