child development

A comprehensive guide to the care of infants and children from prebirth through adolescence that discusses social, emotional, and physical development as well as a variety of special concerns, such as premature babies, discipline, sexual identity, bullying, and drug and alcohol use.

Provides information for the teenage single mother including support systems, parenting tips, and child development.

Explores the different ways, places, and reasons that people play.

Introduces preteens to seven careers working with children, including child psychologist, pediatric nurse, and teacher, each with a description, outlines of basic responsibilities and qualifications, and a look at a typical day on the job.

Examines the work and ideas of five education theorists in relation to early childhood including John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky.

Contains 289 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about topics in child development, including definitions, and biographies of leading characters in the history of the field.