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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
Physical Development and Health during the First Three Years

Chapter Outline


Section I Growth and Nutrition

  1. Patterns of Growth
  2. Influences on Growth
  3. Nourishment

Section II The Brain and Reflex Behavior

  1. Building the Brain
    1. Major Parts of the Brain
    2. Brain cells
    3. Myelination
  2. Early Reflexes
  3. Molding the Brain: The Role of Experience

Section III Early Sensory Capacities

  1. Touch and Pain
  2. Smell and Taste
  3. Hearing
  4. Sight

Section IV Motor Development

  1. Milestones of Motor Development
    1. Head Control
    2. Hand Control
    3. Locomotion
  2. How Motor Development Occurs: Maturation in Context
  3. Motor Development and Perception
  4. Cultural Influences on Motor Development
  5. Training Motor Skills Experimentally

Section V Health

  1. Reducing Infant Mortality
    1. Trends in Infant Mortality
    2. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
    3. Death from Injuries
  2. Immunization for Better Health








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