Understanding Children's Development

This leading child development text, widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach, has been thoroughly revised and updated:

• Provides international coverage.
• Takes a rigorous research-based approach.
• Now includes an additional chapter on prenatal development and birth.
• Student-friendly features include detailed case studies, suggestions for further reading, and ideas for classroom discussion.

Useful online support material, including multiple choice questions, to accompany this text is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/ucd.

This leading child development text, widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach, has been thoroughly revised and updated:

• Provides international coverage.
  
• Takes a rigorous research-based approach.
  
• Now includes an additional chapter on prenatal development and birth.
  
• Student-friendly features include detailed case studies, suggestions for further reading, and ideas for classroom discussion.

Useful online support material, including multiple choice questions, to accompany this text is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/ucd.

Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College, London.

Helen Cowie is Professor of Psychology and on the senior management team of the School of Psychology and Counselling at the University of Surrey Roehampton.

Mark Blades is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sheffield.