iv Reviewers The author and publisher are grateful to the following reviewers who provided valuable input into the development of Child Development: Early Stages Through Age 12. Sharon Allen Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher New Albany High School New Albany, Indiana Angelina Bencomo Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Jefferson High School El Paso, Texas Mary Bond Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Hononegah High School Rockton, Illinois Wendy Stewart Cox Teacher Oakmont High School Roseville, California DeLynn Fitzgerald Child Development Teacher Amarillo High School Amarillo, Texas Tracy Floeckher Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor Framingham High School Framingham, Massachusetts Jennifer L. Frye Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Brookwood High School Brookwood, Alabama Lorie Boley Harper Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Haynesville High School Haynesville, Louisiana Janice Imbrogno Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Oceanside High School Oceanside, New York Linda Krause Teacher Franklin High School Franklin, Wisconsin Lois J. Lewis Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Indus School Birchdale, Minnesota Mischel Luecke Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Venture High School Arlington, Texas Michelle McCoy Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Hendrickson High School Pfl ugerville, Texas Renee Paulsin Home Economics Department Chair Hemet High School Hemet, California Cindy L. Sherwood Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Coweta High School Sharpsburg, Georgia Laura Vaske Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Linn-Mar High School Marion, Iowa