TY - BOOK AU - Charlesworth, Rosalind. AU - ED - ED - ED - ED - TI - : for adults who work with young children SN - 9781418038106 (paperback) SN - 2 PY - 2008///.;copyright 2008.46 CY - Australia PB - Thomson / Delmar Learning KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Child development N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A brief look at the young child -- Developmental and learning theories -- Studying the young child -- How learning takes place -- Learning through play -- The adult role in learning : general characteristics -- The adult role in learning : family and sociocultural factors -- Conception and prenatal development -- Heredity, environment, and development -- Birth and the first two weeks -- Infancy : theory, environment, and culture -- Infancy : health and physical and motor skills development -- Infancy : affective development -- Infancy : cognitive development -- The toddler : autonomy and physical and motor development -- The toddler : affective development -- The toddler : cognitive development --Physical development, health, safety and nutrition : ages three to six -- The cognitive system and concept development -- Oral language development and use -- Written language : development and everyday use -- Intelligence and creativity -- The adult role and cognitive development -- The nature of affective development : theory, emotion, and personality -- Social development -- The adult role in affective development -- Preschool to primary : bridging the gap -- The primary child : physical and motor development -- The primary child : affective development -- The primary child : cognitive development and schooling -- A look at the whole child -- Action for children; 5; Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - Presents information on each stage of child development from birth through age eight, discussing physical, motor, cognitive, and emotional growth ER -