Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence- Vantage Learning Platform

An Active Learning Approach

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KEY FEATURES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY TO ADOLESCENCE, THIRD EDITION

New to this Edition:

• Approximately 1,100 new references reflect cutting-edge topics such as the COVID pandemic’s effects on children and their parents, early intervention to promote cognitive development, electronic media use, development of sexual orientation, custody arrangements following divorce, racial differences in maternal and infant mortality, and no-nonsense parenting.
• A streamlined organization of cognitive development chapters provides more continuity in the coverage of the basic cognitive processes: attention, memory, executive function, and social cognition.
• Updated use of person-first language to ensure that all children are viewed with equity and respect.
• Increased focus on positive psychology and positive youth development aligns with the field’s movement toward a model that looks more closely at the strengths and protection factors in development, which has influenced how professionals work with children and families.

Key Features:

• A hallmark active learning approach engages students in personal, real-world applications of research and theory throughout each chapter.
• Chapter-opening Test Your Knowledge assessments, revisited within the chapter, help students address common misconceptions about the field.
• Journey of Research sections illuminate how research evolves and informs new ideas on key child development topics.
• Active Learning print and video content demonstrates a wide range of activities, from actions students can try themselves to interactions with infants, children, and adolescents.
• Critical thinking questions at the end of each section prompt students to apply and integrate what they’ve read in order to expand their understanding of the material beyond memorization.