Jennifer Lansford

Thousands of students across four decades have shaped the chronologically-organized content in Children. They have reported that when instructors highlight the connections among the different aspects of children’s development, they can more readily understand the concepts, theories, and research. As a result, Children has focused on providing a systematic, integrative approach that helps students make these connections in their learning and practice. This release continues that philosophy by:1. Connecting with today’s students to help them learn about children’s development more effectively; 2. Connecting with research to provide students with the most recent scholarship; 3. Connecting development processes to guide students in comparing processes across ages and stages; 4. Connecting development to real life to help students understand ways to apply content to improve children’s lives, and to motivate them to think deeply about their own personal journey through life.

Overview Thorough. Accurate. Reliable. Engaging. These are just a few words used by adopters and reviewers of Child Development. Topically-organized, the text displays Santrock's highly contemporary tone and focus, reinforced with over 1000 new citations and updates. The popular Connections theme shows students different aspects of children's development to help them better understand the concepts. Used by hundreds of thousands of learners, the robust research foundation of this text is made accessible to students through the proven learning goals system, providing a clear roadmap to course mastery. The Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, found in the preface, highlights the many updates the authors have made in these critical areas. McGraw Hill Connect's(R) digital learning tools are invaluable in helping students synthesize and master the content of the child development course.

Children focuses on providing a systematic, integrative approach that helps students make connections in their learning and practice. The main goals of this text are to connect with today’s students, connect research on children’s development, connecting the developmental process, and connecting development to real life.

Children focuses on providing a systematic, integrative approach that helps students make connections in their learning and practice. The main goals of this text are to connect with today’s students, connect research on children’s development, connecting the developmental process, and connecting development to real life.