Includes everything from prenatal development to adolescence, pediatrics, theories and research methods, physical development, social and emotional development, perceptual and cognitive development, language development, psychopathology, and parenting.

Thorough overview of the complexities and implications regarding the scientific and practical pursuit of children's well-being.

Presents interdisciplinary thinking and critical perspectives on childhood and youth, to address the emerging consensus that boundaries between childhood, youth and adulthood are blurred.

Serves as a repository of knowledge in the field as well as a frequently updated conduit of new research long before such information trickles down to standard textbooks.

Introduces perspectives on young people across the globe, focusing on such topics as parenting and childcare, gender roles, violence against girls, adolescence in poor and rich countries, and developmental psychopathology across cultures.

Presents current research on children and youth in ethnic minority families. It reflects the development currently taking place in the field of social sciences research to highlight the positive adaptation of minority children and youth.

More than 300 entries covering all aspects of the multi-disciplinary field of adult development and aging.

Addresses theories and concepts built on cumulative knowledge in biology, psychology, social sciences, and policy and practice, as well as landmark advances in trans-disciplinary science.

An interdisciplinary collection of the key concepts, trends, and processes relating to the study of families and family patterns throughout the world.

Describes, analyzes, synthesizes, and critiques the current research and theory about family relationships, family structural variations, and the role of families in society. This updated Handbook provides the most comprehensive state-of-the art assessment of the existing knowledge of family life, with particular attention to variations due to gender, socioeconomic, race, ethnic, cultural, and life-style diversity.

Devoted to the understanding of the nature of environments in child development. Utilizing Urie Bronfenbrenner's idea of embedded environments, this volume looks at environments from the immediate environment of the family (including fathers, siblings, grandparents and day-care personnel) to the larger environment including schools, neighborhoods, geographic regions, countries and cultures.

A comprehensive compendium of writings of international contributors that takes stock of the state-of-the-art in resilience theory, research, and practice.