The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development, Second Edition presents an authoritative and up-to-date overview of research and theory concerning a child's social development from pre-school age to the onset of adolescence.
* Presents the most up-to-date research and theories on childhood social development
* Features chapters by an international cast of leaders in their fields
* Includes comprehensive coverage of a range of disciplinary perspectives
* Offers all new chapters on children and the environment, cultural influences, history of childhood, interventions, and neuro-psychological perspectives
* Represents an essential resource for students and researchers of childhood social development

Lynnfred Smith is a new author who is fascinated with history and science fiction. In 2019, while working for a well-known airline, Lynnfred found himself drawn to write books because of significant present day events which affects our lives daily. He wrote the book Narratives: The Continuing Generational Pandemic in August 2020 to introduce the public to the Ma'riine 4 book series beginning with his new novel Ma'riine: Extinction Level Event 6 (The Medusa Syndrome).

List of Contributors.
Introduction by the Editors (Peter K. Smith and Craig Hart).
Part 1 Historical Overview.
1. Historical perspectives on contemporary research in social development (W. Andrew Collins).
Part II Disciplinary Perspectives on Social Development.
2. Behavioral genetics (Alice M. Gregory, Harriet A. Ball, Tanya M. M. Button).
3. Conceptual development and emotion: A neuropsychological perspective (Steven Woltering, Marc D. Lewis).
4. Evolutionary perspectives on social development (David F. Bjorklund, Anthony D. Pellegrini).
5. Historical reframing of childhood (Willem Koops).
6. Cultural psychological perspectives on social development in childhood (Heidi Fung).
7. Sociological perspectives on social development (Gerald Handel).
Part III Ecological Contexts For Social Development.
8. Culture and social development (Xinyin Chen, Janet Chung, Rachel Lechcier-Kimel, and Doran French).
9. The social development of immigrant children: A focus on Asian and Hispanic children in the U.S. (Charissa S.L. Cheah and Christy Yeung).
10. Children's interpersonal skills and school-based relationships (Gary W. Ladd, Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, Ann-Margret Rydell).
11. Environmental psychology (Christopher Spencer, Kate Gee).
Part IV Child and Contextual Factors in Social Development.
12. Temperament and social development (Ann Sanson, Sheryl A. Hemphill, Bilge Yagmurlu, Sandee McClowry).
13. Children's social development within the socialization context of child care and early childhood education (Carollee Howes).
14. The interplay between parents and peers as socializing influences in children's development (Stephanie M. Reich and Deborah Lowe Vandell).
15. Sex differences in social behavior (Vickie Pasterski, Susan Golombok, and Melissa Hines).
16. Ethnicity, race, and children's social development (Stephen M. Quintana).
Part V Family Context.
17. Parent-child attachment in early and middle childhood (Laura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns).
18. Parent-child relationships and influences (Alan Russell).
19. Sibling relationships in early and middle childhood (Nina Howe, Hildy S. Ross, and Holly Recchia).
Part VI Peer group.
20. Social status among peers: From sociometric attraction to peer acceptance to perceived popularity (Shelley Hymel, Leanna M. Closson, Simona C. S. Caravita, and Tracey Vaillancourt).
21. Social skills and social competence in interactions with peers (Antonius H. N. Cillessen, Amy D. Bellmore).
22. Emotions and social development in childhood (Susanne Denham, Heather Warren, Maria von Salisch, Oana Benga, Jui-Chih Chin, and Elena Geangu).
23. Social withdrawal and shyness (Kenneth H. Rubin, Robert J. Coplan, Julie C. Bowker, and Melissa Menzer).
Part VII Play, cooperation, competition, aggression, bullying.
24. Social play (Thomas G. Power).
25. Cooperation and competition (Barry H. Schneider, Joyce Benenson, Marta Fulop, Mihaly Berkics, and Monica Sandor).
26. Aggression in children (Sarah M. Coyne, David A. Nelson, and Marion Underwood).
27. Bullying (Christina Salmivalli, Katlin Peets, and Ernest V. E. Hodges).
Part VIII Cognition, helping, moral reasoning.
28. Social cognition (Charlie Lewis and Jeremy Carpendale).
29. Prosocial behavior (Joan E.Grusec, Paul Hastings, and Alisha Almas).
30. Children's social and moral reasoning (Charles C. Helwig and Elliot Turiel).
31. Children's understanding of society (Martyn Barrett and Eithne Buchanan-Barrow).
Part IX Intervention and Social Development.
32. Intervening in childhood social development (Mary Ellen Voegler-Lee and Janis B. Kupersmidt ).
33. The development of social competence in children with disabilities (Karen E. Diamond, Hsin-Hui Huang and Elizabeth Steed).
34. Interventions for development of social skills among children in the developing countries (Suman Verma and Rajani Konantambigi).