Comprised of papers written by members of the Social Science Research Council Subcommittee on Child Development in Life-Span Perspective, this book provides a representation of the current status of the relation between child development and the life- span. It suggests the possible synthesis of these two fields from both conceptual and empirical evidence. Theories and methods concerning the social, psychological, and anatomical influences on children's cognitive development through adolescence are highlighted.

This book is comprised of articles written by some of the leading researchers studying single parent families, divorce and remarriage. Authors were asked to write chapters that were interesting and accessible not only to other researchers, but also to nonresearch professionals working with children such as psychiatrists, paediatricians, social workers, clinical psychologists, family therapists and educators.

This book, a result of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, explores developmental and clinical evidence of how divorce, and the transition to single parenting and stepparenting affects children. Many of the articles collected here look at the legal measures being used to make such transitions easier for families.