This textbook on the physical and psychological development of children and adolescents is organized as follows: (1) the birth of the baby--physical appearance, basic life processes, behavioral capacities, prenatal development, prenatal environmental influences, biological inheritance, the birth process; (2) the infant--landmarks in the infant's behavioral development, perception in infancy and beyond, the foundations of basic trust, changing trends in child care, issues in infant care, the baby's cultural heritage; (3) developmental principles and approaches--principles of development, the scientific method, some representative theoretical orientations, underlying theoretical issues; (4) the toddler--behavioral development, the beginnings of language, play and activities, autonomy and self awareness, the regulation of behavior; (5) the preschool child--an overview of the preschool years, meeting people, play, reality and fantasy, other activities, awareness of self, thinking and perceiving, school, intelligence, tests, differences, and intellectual development; (6) the middle years of childhood--an overview, the society of children, home and family, sexual latency and growth latency, cognitive functioning, school; (7) adolescence--periods of adolescence, biological maturing, adolescence as a cultural phenomenon, the adolescent and his parents, activities and associates, social class differences, a taxonomy of adolescence, self, sexuality, idealism; (8) becoming mature; and (9) disturbances in development--abnormality, the neonatal period and infancy, toddler and preschool years, middle years, adolescence, help for exceptional children, pathology of the environment. (KM)