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Child Development Birth to Adolescence

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, The Open University
Published 2025

Description

Take a global tour of childhood that spans 50 countries and explore everyday questions such as 'Why does love matter?', 'How do children learn right from wrong'? and 'Why do adolescent relationships feel like a matter of life and death?' Combining psychology, anthropology, and evolution, you will learn about topics such as language, morality, empathy, creativity, learning and cooperation. Discover how children's skills develop, how they adapt to solve challenges, and what makes you, you. Divided into three chronological sections…

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Key features

  • Accessible language and engaging writing style make the concepts easy to understand for students with little or no prior knowledge of child development
  • Chapters are framed around everyday questions that reflect what draws people to child development and provide a clear 'way in' to the material
  • Contains a vibrant blend of multimedia, including QR codes that link to short video clips, bringing the material to life, high-quality illustrations, and in-text bullet points of essential takeaway messages to help readers stay engaged and focused

About the book

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009591287
  • Subjects Applied Psychology,Developmental Psychology,Psychology
  • Format: Paperback
    • Expected publication date: 21 August 2025
    • ISBN: 9781009591270
    • Dimensions (mm): 254 x 203 mm
    • Weight: 0.72kg
    • Page extent: 296 pages
    • Availability: Not yet published - available from
  • Format: Hardback
    • Expected publication date: 21 August 2025
    • ISBN: 9781009591263
    • Dimensions (mm): 254 x 203 mm
    • Weight: 0.9kg
    • Page extent: 296 pages
    • Availability: Not yet published - available from
  • Format: Digital
    • Publication date: 19 June 2025
    • ISBN: 9781009591287

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