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How to Use This Resource Book.................................................................................................................. 4 Principles & Theory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Principles of Development ....................................................................................................................... 7 Special Topics in Development ................................................................................................................ 9 Foundations ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Tables & Charts .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Fetal
Links: to a variety of resources and organizations on child and adolescent mental health. National Center for Learning Disabilities: www.ld.org Resources, information and fact sheets, tips for living with LD, and legislative and policy information. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: www.nichd.nih.gov. Health and developmental information from current research, news releases on developmental topics, statistics on epidemiology, and prevention. National Network for Child Care: www.nncc.org. Material from a host of academic experts on a wide range of developmental topics, including ages and stages, developmental domains, brain development, developmental barriers, and family and other life stressors that may affect development. StorkNet: www.pregnancyguideonline.com. A week-by-week guide to what to expect in pregnancy. Zero to Three: www.zerotothree.org. Resources for parents and professionals specifically targeted to young children. C REDITS The Fetal Development Chart on pages 20-21 used the following sources of information: • Moore, K. L., & Persaud, T. V. N. (1993). Before we are born: Essentials of embryology and birth defects (4th ed.). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders. • StorkNet: www.pregnancyguideonline.com. A week-by-week guide to what to expect in pregnancy. The Growth Charts on pages 24-29 are from www.about.com and were originally published by the National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/). 97