The first three years & beyond
Subtitle: brain development and social policy
By: Edward F. Zigler, Matia Finn-Stevenson, and Nancy W. Hall
Contributors: Finn-Stevenson, Matia; Hall, Nancy Wilson
Series: Current perspectives in psychology
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Preschool Child; Growth & development; Research; Child Development; Infants; Child Psychology; Public Policy; Child welfare; Evaluation; Development; Infant; Social aspects; Social policy; Child development; Brain; Family policy; Child Welfare; Protected DAISY
Other titles: First three years and beyond
Description: Drawing on research from the social sciences and studies on the brain to answer questions and exploring what they mean for social policy and child and family development, this book offers recommendations for child care and development based on current brain research and its implications. Topics include the benefits of family leave, child care, home visitation programs, child abuse, and nutrition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The more things change : politics and pet scans; title: The science of brain research; title: Family leave; title: Early intervention and child care; title: Home visitation and parent education; title: Child abuse and the brain; title: The Mozart effect : not learning from history; title: The brain, prenatal development, and nutrition; title: The brain campaign : brain development and the media; title: Implications of the infant brain debate.