Child Development

Key Benefit
Child Development, Seventh Edition offers readers a balanced, up-to-date overview of developmental theory and research with a focus on application to readers' personal lives and careers. Organized chronologically, the book features captivating, relatable content that makes the study of development interesting and engaging. Author Robert Feldman's emphasis on practical, take-home information provides readers with knowledge they can really use.

Key Topics
An Introduction to Child Development; Theoretical Perspectives and Research; The Start of Life: Genetics and Prenatal Development; Birth and the Newborn Infant; Physical Development in Infancy; Cognitive Development in Infancy; Social and Personality Development in Infancy; Physical Development in the Preschool Years; Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years; Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years; Physical Development in Middle Childhood; Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood; Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood; Physical Development in Adolescence; Cognitive Development in Adolescence; Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Market
For readers seeking an up-to-date overview of child development.