Reviews for How Children Develop

The average rating for How Children Develop based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-10-05 00:00:00 Laurie Schlichter Here it is, my vine review of this textbook of 600 pages I had to read in under 8 weeks. Chapter 1: Introduction honey, youve got a big storm coming 2: Prenatal: baby changing station? baby hanging station 3: biology and behavior chris, is that a weed?? I'M CALLING THE POLICE! 4: cognitive development is there anything better than pussy? yes, a really good book 5: perception, learning uhm, jared, could you read number 3 for the class? no i cannot. what up, i'm jared, i'm 19, and i never fucking learned how to read. 6: language you know what, i'm about to say it ... i don't care that you broke your elbow 7: concepts kylie jenner to the foiae, i have a little surprise for you. IS THAT A CHICKEEEEN? 8: intelligence what i wanna tell you is school's not important. be whatever you wanna be. if you wanna be a dog, ROOOF, you know? 9: social when will you learn! that your actions have consequences 10: emotion if you fucking put a hand on me i'mma fucking rip your face off BITCH 11: attachment, the self i wanna be a cowboy, baby 12: family and they were roommates. oh my god they were roommates. 13: peers what the fuck is up, kyle? no, what did you say? what the fuck, dude. step the fuck up, kyle. 14: moral welcome to bible study, we're all children of jesus. kumbaya my lord... 15: gender hey i'm lesbian. i thought you were american. 16: conclusion we all die, you either kill yourself or get killed

Review # 2 was written on 2012-07-20 00:00:00 Peter Fuentes Montoya How Children Develop is a tome of a textbook, with an incredibly appealing and structured design, making it both readable and easy to look things up in. It's an extensive, interesting and comprehensive book about developmental psychology, and manages to cover all relevant topics in the field adequately. This is book is, unlike some others on the subject, not structured chronologically, i.e. beginning at a child's conception and growth, and ending as soon as it becomes an adult, but instead topically. It covers the following topics: prenatal development and the newborn period, biology and behaviour, cognitive development, infancy (seeing, thinking, and doing), language development, conceptual development, intelligence and academic achievement, social development, emotional development, attachment to others and development of self, family, peers, moral development, and gender development. After each chapter, there's room for a summary, a list of key terms, and some critical thinking questions. Even though I have used this book academically as an introduction to developmental psychology, I would seriously be devaluing the scope of it if I were to say that it can only be used as such. It's an excellent textbook on the subject, perhaps the best I've encountered up until now, and it never gets truly boring (even for someone like me, who doesn't appreciate developmental psychology as much as other fields of psychology). In short: interesting, engaging, informative, and extensive. A definite recommendation for anyone looking for a good book on developmental psychology that touches upon all its aspects, covers many interesting case examples, is well-organized, and still quite easy to read.