A Sympathetic Understanding Of The Child Six To Sixteen

This unique book is an accessible, "child-centered" introduction to child growth and development. It presents the most up-to-date information in descriptive terms to inform readers about how children look, sound, and behave. Practical and research-based, without being research oriented, it looks at children over small time periods to reveal patterns of growth and development. Courses in Child Development, Educational Psychology, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Child Psychology, and Parenting courses.

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1978. Focusing essentially on his own research and clinical observations, David Elkind - the clinician, researcher, and educator - has in these lectures both extended and further refined and defined the significance and utility of Piagetian concepts in understanding infant, child, and adolescent development