From neurons to neighborhoods : the science of early child development / Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development ; Jack P. Shonkoff and Deborah A. Phillips, editors.
Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: xviii, 588 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0309069882
- 9780309069885
- From neurons to neighbourhoods
- From neurons to neighbourhoods : The science of early child development
- 305.231 21
- HQ767.9 .F76 2000
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"Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Executive summary -- Setting the stage. Introduction -- Rethinking nature and nurture -- The challenge of studying culture -- Making causal connections -- The nature and tasks of early development. Acquiring self-regulation -- Communicating and learning -- Making friends and getting along with peers -- The developing brain -- The context for early development. Nurturing relationships -- Family resources -- Growing up in child care -- Neighborhood and community -- Promoting health development through intervention -- Knowledge into action. Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendixes. A. Related reports from the National Academies -- B. Defining and estimating causal effects -- C. Technologies for studying the developing human brain -- D. Biographical sketches.
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