Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: Child development : themes, theories, and methods -- Heredity and the environment -- Prenatal development and birth -- Infancy : sensation, perception, and learning -- The child's growth : brain, body, motor skills, and sexual maturation -- Emotional development and attachment -- Language and communication -- Cognitive development : Piaget and Vygotsky -- Cognitive development : the information-processing approach -- Intelligence and achievement -- The family -- Expanding the social world : peers and friends -- Gender roles and gender differences -- Morality, altruism, and aggression -- Developmental psychopathology --