Child Growth and Development 02/03

, by Junn, Ellen N.S; Boyatzis, Chris J.

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UNIT 1 Conception to Birth

Three articles discuss the development of the child from the prenatal state to birth

Unit Overview

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The End of Nature Versus Nurture

Frans B. M. de Waal

This famed scholar explores the nature-nurture debate, and argues that the two interact to shape human development and behavior. Different psychological theories and historical influences are discussed, as is the author's prediction that evolutionary psychology will itself evolve to take better account of cultural influences

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How Old is Too Old to Have a Baby?

Judith Newman

Advances in fertility technology are giving couples the chance to have children in middle age, even into their 60s. Judith Newman discusses the personal, medical, and ethical risks for the parents and children of these late-in-life babies

(5)

Fetal Psychology

Janet L. Hopson

Fascinating research is revealing the capacities of the fetus before birth, shedding light on prenatal skills of hearing, feeling, and dreaming. Janet Hopson describes the brain developments that underlie these skills

(4)

UNIT 2 Cognition, Language, and Learning

Ten selections consider the growth of children's cognitive and language abilities and their experiences in the learning process in school

Unit Overview

(50)

Part A. Early Cognitive and Physical Development

The World of the Senses

Joan Raymond

Babies enter the world equipped with an impressive repertoire of sensory and perceptual skills. These skills give them innate preferences (such as a sweet tooth), help them build social relationships, and help them understand the world around them

(3)

Kids, Start Your Engines

Joan Raymond

Joan Raymond helps us to understand children's physical development and the various milestones reached in the first several years of life. Early physical development reflects both biological and environmental influences, resulting in considerable variability between babies in their developmental timelines

(3)

The Quest for a Super Kid

Jeffrey Kluger

More than ever, parents seem eager to help their children become smarter and smarter at earlier ages. This article addresses some of the myths of early cognitive development and investigates parental guilt

(4)

Evolution and Developmental Sex Differences

David C. Geary

David Geary uses an evolutionary framework and Darwinian principles to predict and understand sex differences in childhood in behaviors such as social development, play, and sexual selection. The influence of culture is also considered

(5)

Categories in Young Children's Thinking

Susan A. Gelman

Susan Gelman's review of research by several prominent developmentalists describes how children's thinking about the world is strongly influenced by the categories that they are able to create and use. Children's thinking is also discussed in terms of the child's ability to distinguish appearance from reality, to understand the orderliness and naturalness of biological growth, and to use words and names as a guide for making inferences

(7)

Do Young Children Understand What Others Feel, Want, and Know?

Angeline Lillard

Stephanie Curenton

When do children understand the minds of others? The authors describe research showing the emergence of young children's intuitive or folk psychology, and discuss how parents and the culture can influence children's understanding of others

(6)

Giftedness: Current Theory and Research

Ellen Winner

Gifted children generate interesting questions for us: Are they born that way? If children are gifted in one domain, are they gifted in others? How important is the environment and ``practice, practice, practice''? Ellen Winner addresses these issues and concludes that we do not yet know whether nature or nurture matters more in the creation of giftedness

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Part B. Learning in School

The First Seven ... and the Eighth: A Conversation With Howard Gardner

Kathy Checkley

Howard Gardner defines intelligence and explains his theory of multiple intelligences. In this interview, he adds a new one-naturalist intelligence-and describes how multiple intelligences are related to teaching and learning

(5)

Parental Engagement That Makes a Difference

Jeremy D. Finn

Jeremy Finn describes the importance of parental involvement in children's success in school, drawing from research to explain which parental behaviors make for effective parental engagement and which make for disengagement

(4)

Where the Boys Are

Cathy Young

After decades of outcry that ``schools shortchange girls,'' social scientists, educators, and parents are now considering how boys may get the short end of the educational stick and be at risk in many ways

(7)

UNIT 3 Social and Emotional Development

Six articles follow a child's emotional development into the larger social world

Unit Overview

(33)

Part A. The Child's Feelings: Emotional Development

A Sense of Self

Thomas Hayden

Psychologists have long discarded the myth that children enter the world as tabula rasa, or a blank slate. Thomas Hayden describes recent research on children's innate personality traits and considers how sensitive parenting can change a child's initial temperament

(4)

Emotional Intelligence: What the Research Says

Casey D. Cobb

John D. Mayer

Success in life may rely more on how one understands, emphathizes, and interacts with others and how well one understands oneself. Emotional intelligence-EQ-is more important than IQ, some say, and the authors investigate whether EQ really exists, how it is measured, and whether it can be taught in schools

(5)

Babies, Bonds, and Brains

Karen Wright

How does early experience shape our temperaments and personalities? Karen Wright reviews research on monkeys and humans that helps us understand the complex links between behavior and early environment, biology, and personality

(4)

Part B. Entry Into the Social World-Peers, Play, and Popularity

What Ever Happened to Play?

Walter Kirn

Wendy Cole

Children's lives-like their parents'-are more structured and organized than ever. Can the ``overscheduled child'' suffer from ``play deprivation'' in a culture where corporate America is marketing edutainment and schools are doing away with recess?

(3)

The Company They Keep: Friendships and Their Developmental Significance

Willard W. Hartup

Willard Hartup, a leading scholar of children's friendships, presents research showing the many ways that friends contribute to development in ways distinct from nonfriends. In particular, the author discusses the components of having friends, the identity of one's friends, and the quality of friendship

(10)

The Adjustment of Children From Immigrant Families

Andrew J. Fuligni

There are millions of American children born outside this country and more who were born after their parents moved to the United States. Andrew Fuligni describes the roles of socioeconomic, psychosocial, and cultural factors in the adjustment of immigrant children

(5)

UNIT 4 Parenting and Family Issues

Seven articles assess the latest implications of child development with regard to attachment, marital transitions, day care, and the moral development of children

Unit Overview

(69)

Contemporary Research on Parenting: The Case for Nature and Nurture

W. Andrew Collins

Eleanor E. Maccoby

Laurence Steinberg

E. Mavis Hetherington

Marc H. Bornstein

This distinguished team of leading developmental psychologists summarizes research on parenting related to the interaction of nature and nurture, children's temperament, and the roles of peers and the neighborhood

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(15)

What Matters? What Does Not? Five Perspectives on the Association Between Marital Transitions and Children's Adjustment

E. Mavis Hetherington

Margaret Bridges

Glendessa M. Insabella

This review of research addresses children's adjustment to divorce, life in step-families, and relations to stepparents. The authors also discuss children's characteristics that influence their adjustments to their parents' divorces and remarriages

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(19)

American Child Care Today

Sandra Scarr

A leading scholar on day care presents extensive information on the socioeconomics and politics of early child care. Sandra Scarr also summarizes research on the effects of child care on children's social, academic, and emotional development

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(15)

Do Working Parents Make the Grade?

Ellen Galinsky

Ellen Galinsky offers an interesting article on family life from the child's perspective, asking children about family values and having children grade their mothers and fathers on many aspects of parenting

150

(4)

Father Love and Child Development: History and Current Evidence

Ronald P. Rohner

Mothers' behavior has long been the focus of child development research, but how are fathers important to their children's development? Ronald Rohner describes research on the influence of fathers on children's development and discusses the cultural construction of fatherhood in America

154

(4)

The Moral Development of Children

William Damon

William Damon, a prominent developmental psychologist, discusses the origins of morality, the universality of values, and the key role that parents play in promoting their children's moral development

158

(7)

Playing With God

Tracy Cochran

The first-hand account by a mother provides an intimate look at one family's discussions about religion, science, and God. The essay helps us appreciate children's active role in their own spiritual socialization, and how parents and children influence each other through such discussions

165

(3)

UNIT 5 Cultural and Societal Influences

Nine selections examine the impact that society and culture have on the development of the child

Unit Overview

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(51)

Part A. Social Issues

Tomorrow's Child

Jerry Adler

Jerry Adler presents historical evidence on various aspects of development, from family life to technology and education to religion and the media

170

(3)

Getting Stupid

Bernice Wuethrich

Teenagers drink, and their brains suffer because of it. Adolescents' alcohol consumption has many negative effects, including the loss of brain cells and impaired memory and intellectual functioning

173

(5)

Why the Young Kill

Sharon Begley

Sharon Begley describes research that shows how both biological factors and environmental ones can increase the risk of a youth's becoming a murderer. The article also discusses the morality of violent children

178

(3)

Part B. Special Challenges

The Effects of Poverty on Children

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Greg J. Duncan

The authors offer detailed research findings on the relationship between poverty and children's outcomes in physical, emotional, cognitive, and school achievement development

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(13)

Effects of Maltreatment and Ways to Promote Children's Resiliency

Barbara Lowenthal

Barbara Lowenthal describes evidence on the effects of abuse on the child's brain development. Long-term effects on the child's attachment and intellectual development are also discussed

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(5)

The Early Origins of Autism

Patricia M. Rodier

Autism is a puzzling disorder that includes social withdrawal, language delays, and interpersonal and emotional deficits. Patricia Rodier offers an in-depth discussion on genetic and neurobiological factors in autism

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(6)

Dyslexia and the New Science of Reading

Barbara Kantrowitz

Anne Underwood

Dyslexia plagues millions of American children and adults. Fortunately, scientists have gained a better understanding of the brain's role in this disorder, how parents can help their children, and how educational interventions can improve children's reading

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(5)

A Mother-and-Child Reunion, Time, May 14, 2001

This article offers a moving glimpse into the suffering and hope of children and parents in regions of West Africa ravaged by war

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(3)

Escaping From the Darkness, Time, May 31, 1999

Approximately 500,000 to 1 million American children and youth take prescription antidepressants. Howard Chua-Eoan discusses children's depression, what parents and schools can do about it, and the potential long-term risks of antidepressant drugs for children

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Index

219

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Test Your Knowledge Form

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