Understanding Children's Development

Peter K. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Helen Cowie is Research Professor and Director of the UK Observatory for the Promotion of Non-Violence at the University of Surrey. Mark Blades is Senior Lecturer and Director of Post Graduate Studies at the University of Sheffield.

• Preface to Sixth Edition xxiAcknowledgements xxvPART I THEORIES AND METHODS 1Chapter 1 Studying Development 3Chapter 2 Biological and Cultural Theories of Development 31PART II PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT AND BIRTH 77Chapter 3 Prenatal Development and Birth 79PART III T HE SOCIAL WORLD OF THE CHILD 105Chapter 4 Parents and Families 107Chapter 5 Siblings and the Peer Group 161Chapter 6 Developing Emotional Intelligence and Social Awareness 199Chapter 7 Play 233Chapter 8 Children and Media 265Chapter 9 Helping Others and Moral Development 297Chapter 10 Social Dominance, Aggression and Bullying 339PART IV CHILDREN’S DEVELOPING MINDS 377Chapter 11 Perception 379Chapter 12 Language 405Chapter 13 Cognition: Piaget’s Theory 443Chapter 14 Cognition: The Information Processing Approach 471Chapter 15 Children’s Understanding of Mind 513Chapter 16 Learning in a Social Context 545Chapter 17 Intelligence and Attainment 579Chapter 18 Deprivation and Enrichment: Risk and Resilience 605PART V ADOLESCENCE 643Chapter 19 Adolescence 645References (Visit the website to download the references - www.wiley.com/college/smith)Index 693