International Introductory Edition Table of Contents
Brain Development
- The amazing human brain
- The growing brain
- Experience-based brain development
- Stress and the developing brain
- Nurturing for healthy brains
Coping and Competence
- Humans are social beings
- Self-regulation and executive function
- Caring relationships
- Adversity and resilience
- The power of play
Communicating and Learning
- Communicating and learning in early childhood
- Acquiring language
- Emerging literacy
- Early mathematical thinking
- Play and learning
The Ecology of Childhood
- Context of children’s lives
- Children’s rights
- Home life
- Families, communities and Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs
- Children in a changing world
Developmental Health
- Developmental health perspective
- Social determinants of health
- Surviving and thriving
- Monitoring early child development
- Advocating for investment in early child development
