About a child's world: history, theory, and research methods -- Forming a new life: conception, heredity, and environment -- Pregnancy and prenatal development -- Birth and the newborn baby -- Physical development and health during the first three years -- Cognitive development during the first three years -- Psychosocial development during the first three years -- Physical development and health in early childhood -- Cognitive development in early childhood -- Psychosocial development in early childhood -- Physical development and health in middle childhood -- Cognitive development in middle childhood -- Psychosocial development in middle childhood -- Physical development and health in adolescence -- Cognitive development in adolescence -- Psychosocial development in adolescence.