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Child Development
Long considered THE standard text in child development, the Eighth Edition of this best-selling topical approach to child development continues its tradition of being the most current and comprehensive text available. Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of child development, has revised her Child Development text, adding new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, expanded coverage of culture, and an enhanced focus on education, health, and social issues, including many social policy topics addressed throughout the text. Berk’s revision provides contemporary and cohesive coverage on contexts for development, including but also extending beyond the family to peers, schooling, media, neighborhoods, communities, and societal values and priorities.
800 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
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June 13, 2017
Definitely loved reading this textbook for my Child Development class. Definitely opened my eyes on desirable and effective parenting.
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February 18, 2011Recommended by my lecturer because in this book we can see the milestone for every step of child development. I'ts very helpfull
November 13, 2012
Very good so far
January 15, 2023
This is a great help for a future educator like me.
March 2, 2023
I never paid attention to this book while in University 10 years ago, so figured i'd read it before retiring it.
I must admit, I'm surprised at how well its written. usually books are my last choice as opposed to articles.
However, the information is quite detailed and relatively concise. The structure of the book feels very streamlined with appropriate examples, illustrations and summaries at the end of each Chapter.
Would definitely suggest to people who want to understand themselves/how they grew up and also people interested in children/having a child.
There seems to be a lot of very good information in here which would help in relation to parenting.
Overall i'd give this 4.5/5 stars
I must admit, I'm surprised at how well its written. usually books are my last choice as opposed to articles.
However, the information is quite detailed and relatively concise. The structure of the book feels very streamlined with appropriate examples, illustrations and summaries at the end of each Chapter.
Would definitely suggest to people who want to understand themselves/how they grew up and also people interested in children/having a child.
There seems to be a lot of very good information in here which would help in relation to parenting.
Overall i'd give this 4.5/5 stars
December 1, 2017
Thoroughly informative but dense.
December 7, 2017
This textbook is terrible. It's so insanely boring and dense. Holy shit. Honestly, I only got through reading three full chapters considering every chapter is like 60 pages long.
April 25, 2018
Lots of great information, but reads a bit wordy, I guess to fill a textbook size. The summaries and exercises were beneficial for class.
May 10, 2018
A really nice intro/revival. Structured, orderly, straight-forward and simple language. Lay-out a bit messy and too many colour schemes, but serves its purpose.
Next level: Allan Schore.
Next level: Allan Schore.
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December 12, 2023read. LOL soooo much content i'm dead but the summary pages were helpful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
January 12, 2021
I've read the international edition, and it was so much about the US, and how systems worked there. In the beginning it was interesting, but then I started to realize that this is not applicable to where I inted to "work", (central and northern Europe).
There was also a lot about mothers, when they do this and when they do that, this happeneds to the child. Maybe a lot has happened in the field of equality and shared responsibilities of the upbringing and the responsibilities in the home (!!!) since the edition I read came out (10 years ago). Or maybe scientists have only studied mothers' interactions with their kids and are just moving in on exploring the fathers' part in the outcome of kids? Or maybe is it so much more common in the US that it is the mother who, in nearly all cases, is responsible for the home and to bring up kids. So, the book felt a bit unmodern, and not fully applicable to where I am heading.
There was also a lot about mothers, when they do this and when they do that, this happeneds to the child. Maybe a lot has happened in the field of equality and shared responsibilities of the upbringing and the responsibilities in the home (!!!) since the edition I read came out (10 years ago). Or maybe scientists have only studied mothers' interactions with their kids and are just moving in on exploring the fathers' part in the outcome of kids? Or maybe is it so much more common in the US that it is the mother who, in nearly all cases, is responsible for the home and to bring up kids. So, the book felt a bit unmodern, and not fully applicable to where I am heading.
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November 27, 2015#
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Own in hardback.
FS: "Not long ago, I left my Midwestern home to live for a year near the small city in northern California where I spent my childhood."
LS: "Pilot apprenticeship projects are under way, in an effort to solve these problems and build bridges between learning and working in the United States."
NC
Own in hardback.
FS: "Not long ago, I left my Midwestern home to live for a year near the small city in northern California where I spent my childhood."
LS: "Pilot apprenticeship projects are under way, in an effort to solve these problems and build bridges between learning and working in the United States."
June 11, 2008
A text book, but very informative with a lot of information and research.
April 10, 2009
Used this book for mfhd 210 and loved it.
June 25, 2009
Yes, I read the whole textbook. And it was actually pretty good.
January 22, 2010
Textbook, probably the best on the subject by one of the premier experts. Can get an earlier edition and save some money.
January 5, 2011
LOVED this book! I recommend it to parents and future parents!
January 14, 2011
interesting book on child psychology. Class done!
May 9, 2011
What to expect when your expecting??? This book is very interesting and completely kept my attention. Berk illustrates Child Development clearly.
January 25, 2012
I still can't believe that I read this entire text book from cover to cover. It was a good text book. Very useful information.
June 5, 2012
Fascinating course and a great textbook.
June 11, 2012
My favourite textbook from uni.
September 12, 2012
Not the best textbook on this subject but it gets the job done!
January 4, 2014
As far as a textbook goes, this was a pretty good one. The whole book only has fifteen chapters, so they're really long. But the content was easy to understand and very informative.
July 23, 2015
The best child development book there is! If you are needing it for class, or required to read it, you need to buy it and keep it. Tons of great information in here!
April 22, 2017
This book was very informative. It had a lot of great information about child development. One thing that I really appreciated about this text were the tips that it shared on how to apply a lot of these principles in daily interactions with children and teens. I also really enjoyed the milestone charts that put these developmental stages into a bigger picture.
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