The Development of Children (Study Guide)

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Summary: By far one of my counseling textbook favorites.
Review: Cole & Cole's work is by far one of my favorite textbooks. The reason? The authors methodically lay out child development from a biopsychosocial perspective, which is no small feat.

They write with a thoroughness and efficiency that you will rarely find in a textbook. Their treatment of child development is evenhanded, not privilaging either the bio, psycho, or social perspectives.

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Summary: A resource for parents, for teachers, and child experts
Review: Michael and Sheila Cole have written a very readable book that is designed as an overview of past and current theories of human development. It was designed for college courses, but it is also the sort of reassuring companion a parent might want to consult, to answer such questions as whether or not picking up a crying child encourages fussiness, how to encourage a child to get along with other children, or how to establish moral rules effectively. They frequently discuss examples of events that occurred while raising their own children, as well as other stories of real situations, in the context of all that is currently known about children from infancy to adolescence.