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Child Development explores the many stages of growth and development that children experience from the prenatal stage through adolescence. Through an in-depth, comprehensive study of children's physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development, students will learn positive ways to care for children and meet their needs during these formative years. The approachable writing style and organization of chapters into lessons creates short, manageable chunks of information, appropriate for students of all learning styles and abilities. Special features are included to highlight topics such as health, social studies, science, parenting styles, and college and career portfolios.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Child Development: Early Stages Through Adolescence 11e, Online Textbook

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Children and Families in Today’s World
• • 1 Learning About Children
  • 2 New Directions in Learning
  • 3 Families Today
  • 4 Preparing for Parenting
• Unit 2 Pregnancy and Childbirth
• • 5 Pregnancy
  • 6 Special Circumstances of Pregnancy
  • 7 Childbirth
• Unit 3 Infancy
• • 8 Physical Development in the First Twelve Months
  • 9 Intellectual Development in the First Twelve Months
  • 10 Social-Emotional Development in the First Twelve Months
• Unit 4 The Toddler Years
• • 11 Physical Development of Toddlers
  • 12 Intellectual Development of Toddlers
  • 13 Social-Emotional Development of Toddlers
• Unit 5 The Preschool Years
• • 14 Physical Development of Preschoolers
  • 15 Intellectual Development of Preschoolers
  • 16 Social-Emotional Development of Preschoolers
• Unit 6 The School-Age and Adolescent Years
• • 17 Physical Development of School-Age Children and Adolescents
  • 18 Intellectual Development of School-Age Children and Adolescents
  • 19 Social-Emotional Development of School-Age Children and Adolescents
• Unit 7 Guiding and Caring for Children
• • 20 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
• Glossary
• Index