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Part Four
Understanding
Children’s Growth and
Development 268
12 New Parents, New Baby 272
The First Days of Parenthood 273
Caring for the Newborn 277
How Newborns Learn 284
New Baby, New Adjustments 288
13 Parents and Their Infants 297
Physical Development 298
Intellectual Development 310
Social and Emotional Development 318
Parenting Concerns and Tasks 321
14 Parents and Their Toddlers 337
Physical Development 338
Intellectual Development 346
Social and Emotional Development 353
Parenting Concerns and Tasks 357
15 Parents and Their Preschoolers 372
Physical Development 373
Intellectual Development 382
Social and Emotional Development 391
Parenting Concerns and Tasks 394
16 Parents and Their School-Age
Children 408
Physical Development 409
Intellectual Development 414
Social and Emotional Development 421
Parenting Concerns and Tasks 425
17 Parents and Their Teens 439
Physical Development 440
Intellectual Development 447
Social and Emotional Development 449
Parenting Concerns and Tasks 454
Part Five
The Challenges
of Parenting 466
18 Family Concerns 470
Balancing Family and Work Roles 471
Coping with Divorce 474
Adapting to Single Parenthood 478
Remarriage and Stepfamilies 479
Special Family Compositions 481
Serious Health Concerns 484
Explaining Death to Children 485
Managing Family Moves 487