Development During Middle Childhood

Development During Middle Childhood

The Years From Six to Twelve

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309078290
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309554541
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1984
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 449
  • Language: English

For the first time, a report focuses specifically on middle childhood—a discrete, pivotal period of development. In this review of research, experts examine the physical health and cognitive development of 6- to 12-year-old children as well as their surroundings: school and home environment, ecocultural setting, and family and peer relationships.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Biological Substrate and Physical Health in Middle Childhood
  • 3 Cognitive Development in School-Age Children: Conclusions and New Directions
  • 4 Self-Understanding and Self-Regulation in Middle Childhood
  • 5 Middle Childhood in the Context of the Family
  • 6 The Peer Context in Middle Childhood
  • 7 School Children: The Middle Childhood Years
  • 8 Ecocultural Niches of Middle Childhood: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
  • 9 The Status of Research Related to Psychopathology
  • 10 Conclusion: The Status of Basic Research on Middle Childhood
  • Index

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