Loose-Leaf Version for How Children Develop, Canadian Edition

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.

This edition is also more interactive than ever before with a full suite of media for students to learn and practice the material in the LaunchPad course space. In addition to the full eBook, students have access to the book’s celebrated video program, the LearningCurve adaptive quizzing system with a personalized study plan, and other activities.

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

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.