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Child Development Subject Guide

This guide aims to assist you in navigating research in this area. Here you'll find needed core resources and tips on how to effectively use them.

Books at Meredith

Use this box to search WorldCat for books in the Meredith library.

   

Finding Books

To find books at Meredith, select the tab Books & More on the Library website and try searching keywords related to your topic.

To browse the stacks for books related to child development, go to the following call numbers:

  • 155.4 Child psychology
  • 305 Children in social groups
  • 306.8 Marriage and family
  • 370-373 Education
  • 649 Raising children

Books from Other Libraries

Search in WorldCat to find books at libraries around the world, and request them via Interlibrary Loan.

     

Ebook Central

Ebook Central contains over 200,000 e-books, most of which are scholarly. You can read books online, print or download individual chapters, and save e-books to a personal bookshelf.

Ebook Central

Keyword Tips

To find more resources try searching using the following keywords: 

  • Child development
  • Preschool children
  • Movement education
  • Motor ability in children
  • Physical education for children
  • Early childhood education
  • Education, Preschool
  • Child care
  • Mathematical recreations
  • Listening
  • Singing games
  • Games with music
  • Games
  • Shapes
  • Self-perception
  • Colors
  • Motivation
  • Visual Perception
  • Attention
  • Critical thinking in children
  • Social interaction
  • Social perception in children
  • Creative thinking
  • Cognition in children
  • Children - language
  • Problem solving in children
  • Thought and Thinking