{"id":6664,"date":"2025-11-10T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/secd-preview\/?page_id=6664"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:16:08","slug":"north-american-edition-table-of-contents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/secd-preview\/north-american-edition-table-of-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"North American Edition Table of Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brain Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>1. Early brain development<br>1.1 Brain architecture<br>1.2 Experience-based brain development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><br>2. Early brain development research<br>2.1A Genes and environments<br>2.1B Prenatal brain development<br>2.2 Nurturing<br>2.3 Stress<br>2.4 Memory<br>2.5 The social brain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links to practice<\/strong><br>3. Practices for healthy brain development<br>3.1 Advancing maternal and prenatal health<br>3.2 Observing children\u2019s development<br>3.3 Caring through everyday experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coping and Competence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>1. Coping and competence in early childhood<br>1.1 Self-regulation<br>1.2 Individual differences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><br>2. Coping and competence research<br>2.1 Early regulatory systems<br>2.2 Family relationships<br>2.3 Emotional learning<br>2.4 Executive function<br>2.5 Adversity and resilience<br>2.6 Play, coping and competence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links to practice<\/strong><br>3. Supports for coping and competence<br>3.1 Understanding feelings and behaviour<br>3.2 Getting along with others<br>3.3 Valuing play<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communicating and Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>1. Communicating and learning in early childhood<br>1.1 Acquiring language<br>1.2 Thinking and learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><br>2. Communicating and learning research<br>2.1 Early language development<br>2.2 Bilingualism and multilingualism<br>2.3 Literacy<br>2.4 Early mathematics<br>2.5 How children learn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links to practice<\/strong><br>3. Opportunities for communicating and learning<br>3.1 Guiding and teaching<br>3.2 Planning environments for learning<br>3.3 Creating curriculum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ecology of Childhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>1. Ecology of childhood<br>1.1 Contexts<br>1.2 Children\u2019s rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><br>2. Ecology of childhood research<br>2.1 Families<br>2.2 Early child development programs (ECE and Early intervention)<br>2.3 Integrating environments for children and families<br>2.4 Neighbourhoods and communities<br>2.5 Cultural context <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links to practice<\/strong><br>3. Strengthening environments for children<br>3.1 Sustaining home life<br>3.2 Strengthening early child development programs<br>3.3 Creating child and family friendly communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developmental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br>1. The developmental health perspective<br>1.1 Shaping life course trajectories<br>1.2 Growing up in poverty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><br>2. Developmental health research<br>2.1 Social determinants of health, learning and behaviour<br>2.2 The socio-economic impact of early childhood education and care<br>2.3 Monitoring child development<br>2.4 Scaling early child development programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links to practice<\/strong><br>3. Supporting developmental health<br>3.1 Advocating for early child development<br>3.2 Shaping public policies<br>3.3 A global agenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brain Development Overview1. Early brain development1.1 Brain architecture1.2 Experience-based brain development Research2. Early brain development research2.1A Genes and environments2.1B Prenatal brain development2.2 Nurturing2.3 Stress2.4 Memory2.5 The social brain Links to practice3. Practices for healthy brain development3.1 Advancing maternal and prenatal health3.2 Observing children\u2019s development3.3 Caring through everyday experience Coping and Competence Overview1. 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