Includes bibliographical references and indexes

1. Introduction -- Definitions : change over time -- The contexts of development -- Developmental study as a science -- Ethics and science -- 2. Theories of development -- What theories do -- Grand theories -- Emergent theories -- Comparisons and controversies -- pt. I. The beginnings -- 3. Heredity and environment -- Genetics : foundations in biology and ethics -- From genotype to phenotype -- Environmental influences on emotional conditions -- Inherited abnormalities -- 4. Prenatal development and birth -- From zygote to newborn -- Risk reduction -- Low birthweight -- The normal birth -- Birth complications -- Bonding after birth -- pt. II. The first 2 years : infants and toddlers -- 5. The first 2 years : biosocial development -- Body changes -- Early brain development -- The senses and motor skills -- Preventive medicine -- Nutrition -- 6. The first 2 years : cognitive development -- Sensorimotor intelligence -- Information processing -- Language : what develops in two years? -- Theories of language learning -- 7. The first 2 years : psychosocial development -- Emotional development in infancy -- Emotions in the social context -- Theories about caregiving -- Attachment -- Infant day care -- Conclusions in theory and practice -- pt. III. The play years -- 8. The play years : biosocial development -- Size and nourishment -- Brain growth and development -- Mastering motor skills -- Injuries and death -- Child maltreatment -- 9. The play years : cognitive development -- How children think : Piaget and Vygotsky -- Information processing -- Language -- Early-childhood education -- 10. The play years : psychosocial development -- Emotional development -- Theories of emotions -- Prosocial and antisocial behavior -- Parenting patterns -- Boy or girl : so what? -- pt. IV. The school years -- 11. The school years : biosocial development -- A healthy time -- Development of motor skills -- Children with special needs -- 12. The school years : cognitive development -- Building on Piaget and Vygotsky -- Information processing -- Language -- Moral development -- Schools, values, and research -- Conclusion -- 13. The school years : psychosocial development -- Theories of school-age development -- Understanding self and others -- The peer group -- Family influences -- Coping with problems -- pt. V. Adolescence -- 14. Adolescence : biosocial development -- Puberty begins -- The biological changes -- Emotional responses to physical growth -- Health and hazards -- 15. Adolescence : cognitive development -- Intellectual advances -- Schools, learning, and the adolescent mind -- Adolescent decision making -- 16. Adolescence : psychosocial development -- The self and identity -- Depression and self-destruction -- Rebellion and destructiveness -- Family and friends -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Supplemental charts, graphs, and tables -- Appendix B. More about research methods -- Appendix C. Suggestions for research assignments -- Glossary

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