How Children Develop continues to be the topically arranged textbook that teachers and researchers trust for the most up to date perspectives on the field of child development. The book has also been fully adapted for a Canadian audience with special attention to Canadian research and topics of special relevance, offering Canadian readers an organic and engaging reading experience.

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1. An Introduction To Child Development

2. Prenatal Development and The Newborn Period

3. Biology and Behaviour

4. Theories of Cognitive Development

5. Seeing, Thinking, and Doing Infancy

6. Development of Language and Symbol Use

7. Conceptual Development

8. Intelligence and Academic Achievement

9. Theories of Social Development

10. Emotional Development

11. Attachment to Others and Development of Self

12. The Family

13. Peer Relationships

14. Moral Development

15. Gender Development

16. Conclusions