Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood

by Laura E. Berk

Normal wear and tear from moderate use. May not include supplements.

Genres: School, Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Education

672 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Christa]

This was informative and gives a great overview of major topics in early childhood development while also highlighting some less prevalent ideas as alternatives. However, I found some really egregious assumptions in its pages (particularly about people of low economic status and people from non-American and non-White cultures), and some weird things stated as fact that have yet to be determined by research (for example, that women absolutely should not smoke marijuana when the effects of occasional marijuana use by pregnant women hasn't really been studied). That said, it's an easy read and the lack of objectivity on some subjects is pretty apparent to anyone who has some ECE background.

[Görkem Saylam]

Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood | Laura E. Berk
Scoring Rubric
1: baseline
2: creative contextualization bcs of covering almost all child development basics in prenatal era through middle childhood
1: routine conceptualization bcs of no new holistic comprehension on child development in prenatal era through middle childhood
4: total points by 5

[Caroline]

I used this text while teaching Child Development for the first time. The chapters are well organized, and it's written at an approachable level. The instructor's materials and Revel were very helpful.

[Kristen]

Read for schooling.

[piper]

finally finishing books i’ve been reading for a whole semester is the best feeling lol
child development 🫶🫶🫶

[yasmin]

LETS GO!!!! manifesting the A+

[Ashley]

It's good though at times repetitive and exhaustive.

[Jesse Booth]

I studied this textbook for a Psych class in college. I found many of the insights and studies within this book helpful and informative. I feel like I understand my own children quite a bit better, and hopefully, I'll be a better father to them because of it. I will agree with the other reviewers that there is some bias and assumptions on the author's part, but often she even states that there have been no studies associated with these theories.

[Keeley]

Very thorough and easy to read. Loved the research backed theory to how children grow and learn.

[Mariah]

Very informative and easy to read. I would have never read it if it wasn't required for school but I did enjoy it. Always a plus in my book.

[Amy]

I liked the book, but political biases abound throughout which was a disappointment. I don't care what your political views are, I want facts supported by research.

[Beth]

It's a textbook. It was ok as far as textbooks go.

[Erika]

This was a great book. It was very helpful in my understanding child growth and development.