Download or read book A Sympathetic Understanding of the Child, Birth to Sixteen written by David Elkind and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1978 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book is an accessible, "child-centered" introduction to child growth and development. It presents the most up-to-date information in descriptive terms to inform readers about how children look, sound, and behave. Practical and research-based, without being research oriented, it looks at children over small time periods to reveal patterns of growth and development. Courses in Child Development, Educational Psychology, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Child Psychology, and Parenting courses.