OACAS Library Guides: CWP: Resources for Course 5: Child development

Resources available online

Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health by the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH)
Publication Date: 2008
The development of children ages 6 to 14 by Eccles, J. S.
Publication: The Future of Children, 9(2)
Publication Date: 1999
Encyclopedia on early childhood development by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
How your fetus grows during pregnancy: Frequently asked questions by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
InBrief: The science of early childhood development by the Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Publication Date: 2007
Licit and illicit drug use during pregnancy: Maternal, neonatal and early childhood consequences by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Publication Date: 2013
Raising teens by Simpson, A. R.
The guide to a healthy pregnancy by the Public Health Agency of Canada
Publication Date: 2012
Understanding child development: A training series for child welfare workers by the Center for Early Education and Development, the Institute of Child Development, and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Publication Date: 2018
The well-being of Canada's young children by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Publication Date: 2011

References not freely available online

Dworetzky, J. (1995). Human development: A life span approach. (2nd ed.). Saint Paul, Minnesota: West Group.

Green, J. H. (2007). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Understanding the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and supporting students. Journal of School Health, 77(3), 103-108.

Red River College. (n.d.). SECD - North American Edition [online course]. Retrieved from https://www.scienceofecd.com/

Steensma, T. D., Kreukels, B. P. C., de Vries, A. L. C., & Cohen-Kettenis, P. T. (2013). Gender identity development in adolescence. Hormones and Behavior, 64(2), 288-297.