Understanding Children's Development

This leading child development text has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach. It begins by introducing the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes before going on to consider all major aspects of development from conception through to adolescence.

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Accompanying website featuring testbank of multiple choice questions, figures for PowerPoint presentations and more
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Lucid discussion of the material, enlivened by the inclusion of case studies, and ideas for classroom discussion
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Emphasizes the practical and applied implications of developmental research

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The entire text has been updated to take account of developments in the field
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New chapters on antisocial behaviour; and on children and the media
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Extensive new material on developments in cognitive neuroscience
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Extended coverage of prosocial behaviour, family contexts, and involving children in research
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Expanded artwork programme and full colour design


Part One Theories and Methods.

1 Studying Development.

2 Biological and Cultural Theories of Development.

Part Two Prenatal development and early infancy.

3 Prenatal Development and Birth.

Part Three The Social World of the Child.

4 Parents and Families.

5 Siblings and the Peer Group.

6 Developing Emotional Intelligence and Social Awareness.

7 Play.

8 Children and the Media.

9 Helping Others and Moral Development.

10 Social Dominance, Aggression, Antisocial Behaviour and Bullying.

Part Four Children's Developing Minds.

11 Perception.

12 Language.

13 Cognition: Piaget's Theory.

14 Cognition: the Information Processing Approach.

15 Children's Understanding of Mind.

16 Learning in a Social Context.

17 Intelligence and Attainment.

18 Deprivation and Enrichment: Risk and Resilience.

19 Adolescence.

Appendix A Ethical Principles for Conducting Research with Human Participants.

Appendix B Careers in Psychology.

Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College, London.

Helen Cowie is Professor of Psychology and on the senior management team of the School of Psychology and Counselling at the University of Surrey Roehampton.

Mark Blades is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sheffield.

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