From neurons to neighborhoods
Subtitle: the science of early child development
By: Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development ; Jack P. Shonkoff and Deborah A. Phillips, editors.
Contributors: Shonkoff, Jack P.; Phillips, Deborah.; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 588
Subjects: Child development -- United States; Preschool children -- United States; Preschool children -- Services for -- United States; Nature and nurture -- United States; Early childhood education -- United States
Notes: "Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Setting the stage. Introduction; title: Rethinking nature and nurture; title: The challenge of studying culture; title: Making causal connections; title: The nature and tasks of early development. Acquiring self-regulation; title: Communicating and learning; title: Making friends and getting along with peers; title: The developing brain; title: The context for early development. Nurturing relationships; title: Family resources; title: Growing up in child care; title: Neighborhood and community; title: Promoting health development through intervention; title: Knowledge into action. Conclusions and recommendations; title: Appendixes. A. Related reports from the National Academies; title: B. Defining and estimating causal effects; title: C. Technologies for studying the developing human brain; title: D. Biographical sketches.