Annual Editions: Child Growth and Development 09/10

by Junn, Ellen N.

• ISBN13: 9780073516356
• ISBN10: 007351635X
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-15
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

This SIXTEENTH EDITION of ANNUAL EDITIONS: CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an online instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

Table of Contents

Conception to Birth Unit Overview

New Calculator Factors Chances for Very Premature Infants

The New York Times,April 17, 2008 Researchers have developed astatistical toolto determine the chance of aprematurebaby’ssurvivaland the likelihood ofbirth defects.Gender and birth weight are key factors in helping babies born as early as

to

weeks survive. The calculations influencemedical decisionsthat are to be taken for the care of these premature infants

Success at Last

U.S. News & World Report,May 7, 2007 Couples fightinginfertilityhave some control overconceptionthrough thealteration of diet, exercise, and stress levels.Many factors in these areas can affectovulation and hormone levelsin women, thus influencing fertility, but men’s habits matter as well

Cognition, Language, and Learning Unit Overview

Early Cognition and Physical Development

Infants’ Differential Processing of Female and Male Faces

Current Directions in Psychological Science,April 2006 This article aboutinfants’ processing of facesdiscusses infants’ difficulty in forming a male prototype and also the fact that infantspreferred female facesto male faces. This is explained in terms ofenvironmental experienceswith female faces andevolutionary dispositions

The Other-Race Effect Develops during Infancy

Psychological Science,December 2007 Additional support forenvironmental influencesonface processingis presented in this article.Infantslearn to discriminate faces in their own race from other races by

months of age, a form of “perceptual narrowing,“ which may facilitate the development of theOther Race Effectseen in adults

Brain Research and Early Childhood Development,Kathleen Cranley Gallagher,Young Children,July 2005 This article describes howdevelopmentally appropriate practiceby teachers and parents can enhance children’sbrain development.Research is described on how experiences can affect the development ofsynapses and levels of stress hormones,all to support children’scognitive, social, and emotional growth

Culture and Language in the Emergence of Autobiographical Memory,Robyn Fivush and Katherine Nelson,Psychological Science,September 2004 Our ability toremember early experiencesreflects the contributions of different developmental processes. The two leading scientists emphasize the roles ofculture, narrative, styles of reminiscing, and genderin our ability to recall our early experiences

Gender Bender,Sadie F. Dingfelder,APA Monitor on Psychology,April 2004 The author describes recent research evidence onthe role of genes and prenatal hormones in gender identity and gender-related behaviors.These findings help illuminate the interplay betweennature and nurturein boys’ and girls’ behavior

It’s Fun, but Does It Make You Smarter?,Erika Packard,APA Monitor on Psycholog

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