Child and Adolescent Development (PDF)

Child and Adolescent Development is an exciting,first edition thatoffersteacher educationanew child development text organized witha chronological approach.This means thatdescriptions ofthe physical, cognitive, and social and emotional developmentof children and adolescents arespiraled throughout the textas discussions examinethe characteristics of and the developmental milestones of four major stages of development; infancyand toddlerhood, earlychildhood,middle childhood, and adolescents. Each text partinvestigatesthe significant changes that happen during that developmental period and discusseswhat may influence body growth, brain and motor development, language, intelligence, parent and peer relationships, and self identity.Uniqueto this text is howthe discussions are written from a global perspective, not only illustratingthe universal and diverse contexts in which children and adolescents grow up but alsodemonstratinghow cultural contexts cultivatethe development of language and impact children's and adolescent'sworld views andtheir growth.

In Child and Adolescent Development, knowledgeable and revered authors, Anita Woolfolk and Nancy Perry,explore the implications and applications of the best researchin child development.Theyprovidereliable and practicalguidelines to helpprospective teachers, and other professionals whointend to workwith children and adolescents,recognizetypical and atypical developmentandlearnhow to supportthe development of children and adolescents in positive ways.