Smith, Peter K. <br/><br/>
Understanding children's development / 
Peter K. Smith, Helen Cowie, Mark Blades. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  2003. 
 - xxvii, 663 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Basic psychology .
 - Basic psychology (Oxford, England) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Studying development -- Biological and cultural theories of development -- Prenatal development and birth -- Parents and families -- The peer group -- Becoming socially aware -- Play -- Helping others and moral development -- Adolescence -- Perception -- Language -- Cognition : Piaget's theory -- Cognition : the information processing approach -- Children's understanding of mind -- Learning in a social context -- Intelligence and attainment -- Deprivation and enrichment : risk and resilience -- Appendix A: Ethical principles for conducting research with human participants -- Appendix B: Careers in psychology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0631228233 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002012889 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child psychology.<br/>Child development.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>155.4 SMI