The Development of Children

Like no other text, The Development of Children tells the story of how biological and cultural processes intertwine over the course of childhood. Building on the legacy of Michael and Sheila Cole, and now under the lead authorship of Cynthia Lightfoot, this acclaimed textbook enters an exciting new era, bringing an integrated biocultural perspective to the teaching and learning of childdevelopment.

Within the chronological organization of the book, you will find a continued emphasis on contemporary research, biology and the brain, the linking of theory to practice, and the emphasis on cultural issues that have earned the textbook enthusiastic support edition after edition. But you will also find a fresh new vision and voice. This thoroughly revised text guides students through the latest scholarship on the biological and cultural processes that frame the interacting physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains of development.

Customer Reviews:

An excellent review of child development

By Kotsopoulos Sotiris MD, PhD - May 26, 2012

Thiw is an excellent review of child development research going beyond the original bokk by Cole and Cole. It should be in the curriculum of undergraduate students of psychology and related fields e.g. special education.

So much better than 'parenting' books

By Tropical Gal "Tropical Gal" - October 6, 2010

I bought this book to help me understand my baby. I'm not studying child development. I was a bit wary at forking out about 10 times as much as the average parenting book costs for a textbook, but am so glad I did.

Parenting books tell you what you should and shouldn't do and I find them too prescriptive. What I want to do is make decisions that are best for my family and baby, but to do this in an informed way - and this book is great for that. I was worried it might be too dry or heavy, but I actually found it far more readable than the average parenting book, it is beautifully written and filled with fascinating colour photos. It was wonderful, for example, to notice a picture of a baby blowing bubbles, because my baby had just started blowing bubbles like crazy - and then read and understand what that was all about. Also, unlike most parenting books which are padded out by cartoons or anecdotes that basically repeat the author's points, none of the information in... read more

For Grad School

By KRH - March 16, 2013

This book was bought for a grad school class, but it has a lot of interesting information for someone who is not only going to be a teacher, but planning on being a parent.