The Child Development from Birth Through Adolescence

Abstract: The authors' goals for this book are two fold: 1) to provide a complete, accurate description of child growth and development from conception through late adolescence and; 2) to make the information clear and accessible to all readers, especially to those with no previous knowledge of child development and related topics. While the intent is to focus on normal child development, problems in development appear in set apart text and cover developmental difficulties that may occur. The authors present their own theory of development which is transactional along with early and prevailing theories of child development (Locke, Rousseau, Darwin, Erikson, Piaget, Skinner). The first three chapters of the book cover basic development concepts, heredity and environment and important theories of development. Chapters four through fifteen are arranged chronologically beginning with conception.