BRIEF CONTENTS /Preface / SECTION 1 The Nature of Children's Development / C H A P T E R 1 Introduction / C H A P T E R 2 The Science of Child Development / SECTION 2 Beginnings / C H A P T E R 3 Biological Beginnings / C H A P T E R 4 Prenatal Development / C H A P T E R 5 Birth / SECTION 3 Infancy / C H A P T E R 6 Physical Development in Infancy / C H A P T E R 7 Cognitive Development in Infancy / C H A P T E R 8 Socioemotional Development in Infancy / SECTION 4 Early Childhood / C H A P T E R 9 Physical Development in Early Childhood / C H A P T E R 10 Cognitive Development in Early Childhood / C H A P T E R 11 Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood / SECTION 5 Middle and Late Childhood / C H A P T E R 12 Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood / C H A P T E R 13 Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood / C H A P T E R 14 Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood / SECTION 6 Adolescence / C H A P T E R 15 Physical Development in Adolescence / C H A P T E R 16 Cognitive Development in Adolescence / C H A P T E R 17 Socioemotional Development in Adolescence