Explores the psychology of children with updated, revised and expanded coverage of the field. Providing you with the latest research findings and opinions of distinguished authorities, it covers four areas: history, theory and methods; infancy and developmental psychobiology; cognitive development; and socialization, personality and social development. Included are integrative summaries, new perspectives and insights, critical analyses and explications of deficiencies in existing data and theoretical orientations. Going beyond merely a simple encyclopedic review of accumulated knowledge--the author offers a source book that encourages sophisticated thinking about fundamental issues, the formulation of questions and hypotheses and, in the long run, more good research.
A good introductory text. I referred to this when I was called as a Sunday School teacher to 10, 5, 6, 7, and 8-year olds (in that order). Covers the major theorists. I would recommend instead getting Miller's "Theories of Developmental Psychology."
This is the greatest book on the subject I have yet to read. I've read it straight through years ago, but I continue to use it to find theories, designs, and references of previous cognitive research. It's helped me write several lab reports. Fabulous book!