| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 376 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-368) and index. |
| Contents |
Families in crisis, children in jeopardy -- Infants and children at risk : society's toll -- Stopping the damage before it starts : better prenatal care -- Health from the start : preventive health care in the first few years -- The family crucible : opportunities for and obstacles to healthy child development -- Who's minding the children? Confronting the child-care crisis -- Protecting our children in their first few years -- Saving lives in the early years : putting |
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knowledge to widespread use -- The transition to elementary school and development in middle childhood -- The nature and scope of adolescent problems -- Education in early adolescence : turning points -- Science and health in adolescent education -- Teaching life skills and fostering social support -- Preventing substance abuse in early adolescence -- Educating the disadvantaged -- Overview : the road we have traveled and the road ahead. |
| Subject |
Families -- United States.
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Children -- United States.
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Child development -- United States.
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Child rearing -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0812919149: $25.00 U.S.A. ($30.00 Canada) |
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