For the first time, a report focuses specifically on middle childhood--a discrete, pivotal period of development. In this review of research, experts examine the physical health and cognitive development of 6- to 12-year-old children as well as their surroundings: school and home environment, ecocultural setting, and family and peer relationships.
Panel to Review the Status of Basic Research on School-Age Children, Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy
1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 The Biological Substrate and Physical Health in Middle Childhood; 4 3 Cognitive Development in School-Age Children: Conclusions and New Directions; 5 4 Self-Understanding and Self-Regulation in Middle Childhood; 6 5 Middle Childhood in the Context of the Family; 7 6 The Peer Context in Middle Childhood; 8 7 School Children: The Middle Childhood Years; 9 8 Ecocultural Niches of Middle Childhood: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; 10 9 The Status of Research Related to Psychopathology; 11 10 Conclusion: The Status of Basic Research on Middle Childhood; 12 Index
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