Understanding Children's Development is the UK's best-selling developmental psychology textbook and has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and

Revised to take account of developments in the field, this edition includes new discussion of the major issues in current UK and European research as well as ex

This fully revised and updated edition of a fundamental New Zealand psychology text examines how and why children develop and how they are influenced by the peo

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progre

Educators and parents alike recognize that children don't grow up simply by adding inches and pounds--child development is a much richer mix of physical, cognit