Developmental Psychology - Childhood & Adolescence (8th, 10) by Shaffer, David R - Kipp, Katherine [Hardcover (2009)]

This popular, topically-organized, and thoroughly updated child and adolescent development text presents students with the best theories, research, and practical advice that developmentalists have to offer today. This outstanding team of authors provides you the essential knowledge you'll need as a future parent, teacher, nurse, child-care worker, pediatrician, and psychologist - or in literally any capacity where you will interact in the lives of developing children. Developmental Psychology guides you through the best theories, showing you how theories and current research apply to many real-life settings. This Third Canadian Edition features hundreds of new references, and new topics and research in every chapter.