Newborn to Infant to Child

This comprehensive and accessible book introduces child development in the first three years of life. Organized chronologically, the book explores three developmental stages-newborn (birth-3 months), infant (4-17 months), and child (18-36 months)-covering physical, perceptual, cognitive, language, emotional, and social development.

Martha E. Arterberry is Clara C. Piper Professor of Psychology at Colby College, Maine. She conducts research in infant perception and cognition and 3- to 5-year-old children's event memory. She is the editor in chief of Infant Behavior and Development. Marc H. Bornstein holds professional appointments with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Bethesda), Institute for Fiscal Studies (London), and UNICEF (NYC). He edits Parenting: Science and Practice and Handbook of Parenting. Bornstein has published in experimental, developmental, and cultural science as well as neuroscience, pediatrics, and aesthetics.

1. Introduction 2. Development before Birth Section I: The Newborn 3. Newborns: Growth and Action 4. Newborns: Perception and Thought 5. Newborns: Emotions and Temperament 6. Newborns: Communication and Relationships 7. Newborns in Context Section II: The Infant 8. Infants: Growth and Action 9. Infants: Perception and Thought 10. Infants: Emotions and Temperament 11. Infants: Communication and Relationships 12. Infants in Context Section III: The Child 13. Children: Growth and Action 14. Children: Perception and Cognition 15. Children: Emotions and Temperament 16. Children: Communication and Relationships 17. Children in Context