Publisher's Synopsis
This fresh and clear introduction to Child Development will be a valuable core text for students. The authors have taken a thoroughly up-to-date approach to all the topics of the main GCSE syllabuses; the book is especially appropriate for the new AQA syllabus, for which it is the recommended text. As a basic introduction to the subject, the book will also be useful on a wide range of other child care courses.
Contents include:
- The family
- Pre-conceptual care
- Pregnancy, birth and post-natal care of the mother
- New born baby
- Care of the child
- Development of the child
- Play and toys
- Special children
- Accident prevention
- Child care provision
- Health and services personnel
