ABSTRACT

This book examines the importance of prenatal, birth, and postnatal factors in determining the extent of "risk" that may be predicted for an infant in the first year of life and in early childhood. It highlights the multiplicity of factors that contribute to "survival" in the developmental process.

chapter 4|35 pages

The Critical Period Hypothesis Revisited

Mother to Infant Social Bonding in the Neonatal Period

chapter 5|23 pages

Caretaking or Reproductive Casualty?

Determinants in Developmental Deviancy