Children : The Early Years

by Decker, Celia Anita

• ISBN13: 9781566375597
• ISBN10: 1566375592
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub

Summary

Children: The Early Years focuses on how to meet children's developmental needs in each stage of child growth. The text discusses children's physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development from the prenatal stage through the school-age years. It also covers teen parenting, family crisis, balancing family and work roles, careers in child-related fields, observation techniques, and more.
-- New end-of-chapter feature called "To Think Critically".
-- Updated charts and photographs.
-- Updated information on adoption, family planning alternatives, and fertility counseling, as well as more emphasis on abstinence.
-- New sections on developmental delays, developmentally appropriate practices, ADHD, and ADD.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Children in Today's World	14	(61)
Learning About Children	16	(22)
Why Study Children?	17	(5)
What Is Child Development?	22	(1)
Individual Life Cycle	22	(1)
Factors that Influence Growth and Development	23	(2)
Differences in the Rate of Growth and Development	25	(1)
Principles of Growth and Development	25	(2)
Theories of Growth and Development	27	(3)
Observing Children	30	(8)
Families Today	38	(16)
Changes Affecting Families Today	39	(1)
Changes in Family Roles	39	(1)
Family Types	39	(6)
The Family Life Cycle	45	(1)
Roles of Parents	46	(1)
Parenting Styles	47	(2)
Characteristics of Healthy Families	49	(5)
Preparing for Parenting	54	(21)
Why Is It Hard to Be a Good Parent?	55	(1)
Deciding About Parenthood	56	(3)
Factors to Consider	59	(5)
Family Planning	64	(4)
Infertility	68	(7)
Part 2 Prenatal Development and the Newborn	75	(67)
Pregnancy	76	(14)
How Heredity Works	77	(3)
Multiple Pregnancy	80	(3)
Conception	83	(1)
Stages in Prenatal Development	83	(7)
Prenatal Care and Childbirth	90	(30)
Signs of Pregnancy	91	(1)
Medical Care	91	(2)
Factors that Affect the Baby's Health	93	(2)
Health Habits During Pregnancy	95	(4)
Health Hazards to Avoid	99	(5)
Birth Defects	104	(1)
Spontaneous Abortion	104	(2)
Monitoring the Baby's Development	106	(1)
The Role of the Family	107	(3)
Time to Be Born	110	(3)
Hospital Care	113	(1)
Bonding	113	(1)
Postnatal Maternal Care	114	(6)
The Newborn	120	(22)
Medical Care and Testing	121	(2)
Other Hospital Care	123	(1)
Physical Traits of a Newborn	124	(1)
Reflexes	124	(3)
Meeting the Newborn's Physical Needs	127	(7)
Meeting the Newborn's Intellectual Needs	134	(2)
Meeting the Newborn's Social-Emotional Needs	136	(2)
Meeting the Parents' Needs	138	(4)
Part 3 Infants	142	(66)
Physical Development of the Infant	144	(12)
Skeletal Growth	145	(1)
Motor Development	146	(5)
Differences in Physical Development	151	(5)
Intellectual Development of the Infant	156	(14)
How Infants Learn	157	(5)
What Infants Learn	162	(2)
Beginnings of Language Development	164	(6)
Social-Emotional Development of the Infant	170	(12)
Temperamental Differences in Infants	171	(1)
The Infant's Growing Social World	171	(3)
Infants Express Emotions	174	(8)
Providing for the Infant's Developmental Needs	182	(26)
Physical Needs	183	(12)
Intellctual Needs	195	(2)
Social-Emotional Needs	197	(5)
Recognizing Development Delays	202	(6)
Part 4 Toddlers	208	(64)
Physical Development of the Toddler	210	(12)
Body Growth and Development	211	(3)
Motor Development	214	(8)
Intellectual Development of the Toddler	222	(10)
How and What Toddlers Learn	223	(3)
Language Abilities	226	(6)
Social-Emotional Development of the Toddler	232	(12)
Self-Awareness	233	(4)
Emotions	237	(7)
Providing for the Toddler's Developmental Needs	244	(28)
Physical Needs	245	(9)
Intellectual Needs	254	(6)
Social-Emotional Needs	260	(7)
Recognizing Developmental Delays	267	(5)
Part 5 Preschoolers	272	(68)
Physical Development of the Preschooler
Body Growth and Development	275	(2)
Motor Development	277	(7)
Intellectual Development of the Preschooler	284	(14)
How Preschool Children Learn	285	(4)
What Preschool Children Learn	289	(3)
Language Abilities Increase	292	(6)
Social-Emotional Development of the Preschooler	298	(12)
Developing Social Awareness	299	(4)
Feeling and Controlling Emotions	303	(7)
Providing for the Preschooler's Developmental Needs	310	(30)
Physical Needs	311	(8)
Intellectual Needs	319	(8)
Social-Emotional Needs	327	(7)
Recognizing Developmental Delays	334	(6)
Part 6 Guiding and Caring for Children	340	(128)
School-Age Children	342	(30)
Physical Development of School-Age Children	343	(6)
Intellectual Development of School-Age Children	349	(6)
Helping School-Age Children Meet Their Intellectual Needs	355	(3)
Social-Emotional Development of School-Age Children	358	(4)
Helping School-Age Children with Their Social-Emotional Needs	362	(5)
Recongnizing Developmental Delays	367	(5)
Teaching Through Play	372	(24)
Children and Their World of Play	373	(8)
Providing Enrichment Activities for Children	381	(15)
Protecting Children's Health and Safety	396	(34)
Protecting Children from Disease and Illness	397	(8)
Accident Prevention	405	(16)
Preparing a Child for Routine and Hospital Care	421	(3)
Caring for an III or Injured Child	424	(2)
Caring for a Terminally III Child	426	(4)
Child Care in Group Settings	430	(20)
Types of Group Programs	431	(6)
Choosing a Group Program	437	(7)
Effects of Group Care on Children	444	(2)
Helping Children Adjust to Group Care	446	(4)
Careers in Child-Related Fields	450	(18)
Types of Careers in Child-Related Fields	451	(6)
Heading Toward a Career	457	(5)
Make a Wise Career Choice by Getting Involved	462	(6)
Part 7 Special Concerns	468	(46)
Concerns of Children and Families	470	(30)
Sibling Relationships	471	(5)
Parental Employment	476	(4)
Coping with Family Moves	480	(1)
Coping with Death	481	(1)
Coping with Divorce	482	(3)
Single Parenting	485	(2)
Remarriage and Stepparenting	487	(1)
Teens as Parents	487	(4)
Child Neglect and Abuse	491	(3)
Resources for Children in Crises	494	(6)
Children with Developmental Differences	500	(14)
Children Are More Alike Than Different	501	(1)
Children Who Are Exceptional	502	(7)
Exceptional Children Need Special Help	509	(5)
Appendix First Aid Procedures	514	(4)
Glossary	518	(11)
Index	529