The little book of child and adolescent development /Karen J. Gilmore, Pamela Meersand.

Includes bibliographies and index.

A psychoanalytic orientation to development in the 21st century -- Infancy : psychoanalytic theory, developmental research, and the mother-child dyad in the first year of life -- Toddlerhood : separation-individuation, rapprochement, and the forerunners of superego development -- The Oedipal phase and the oedipal complex : developmental advances and theoretical considerations -- Latency : the era of learning, autonomy, and peer relationships -- Preadolescence and early adolescence : overview of the adolescent process; challenges of sexual maturation; pre- and early adolescence -- Middle and late adolescence : sex and gender, individuation, and identity in progression toward the threshold of adulthood -- Emerging adulthood and contemporary society : development in the third decade.

The Little Book of Child and Adolescent Development presents a modern, psychoanalytically-informed summary of how the mind develops from infancy through young adulthood. It is a comprehensive work that integrates analytic theories with a contemporary systems model of development, and also draws on scholarly research from neighboring fields. Key models discussed include attachment theory, intersubjective theory, cognitive development theory, and infancy research. This book''s contemporary approach to development makes it relevant to such timely topics as bullying, the experience of LGBT youth,

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