Contexts for Young Child Flourishing Evolution Family and Society
has long-term effects on physiological and psychological wellbeing. Contexts for Young Child Flourishing uses an evolutionary systems framing to address the conditions and contexts for child development and thriving. Contributors focus on flourishing-optimizing individual (physiological, psychological, emotional) and communal (social, community) functioning.
Converging events make this a key time to reconsider the needs of children and their optimal development in light of increasing understanding of human evolution, the early dynamism of development, and how these influence developmental trajectories. There is a great deal of misunderstanding both
among researchers and the general public about what human beings need for optimal development. As a result, human nature unnecessarily can be misshaped by policies, practices, and beliefs that don't take into account evolved needs. Empirical studies today are better able to document and map the
long-term effects of early deficits or early assets, mostly in animal models but also through longitudinal studies. An interdisciplinary set of scholars considers child flourishing in regards to issues of development, childhood experience, and wellbeing. Scholars from neuroscience, anthropology, and
clinical and developmental studies examine the buffering effects of optimal caregiving practices and shed light on the need for new databases, new policies, and altered childcare practices.
| Publisher Name | Oxford University Press USA |
|---|---|
| Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
| Format | Audio |
| Bisac Subject Major | PSY |
| Language | NG |
| Isbn 10 | 0190237791 |
| Isbn 13 | 9780190237790 |
| Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
| Dimensions | 00.84" H x 00.05" L x 40.00" W |
| Page Count | 384 |
Darcia Narvaez, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Moral Psychology Lab at the University of Notre Dame. She studies moral development through the lifespan with a particular focus on early life effects on the neurobiology underpinning moral functioning. Julia M. Braungart-Rieker, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families at the University of Notre Dame. Her work focuses on social and emotional development during infancy and early childhood. Laura E. Miller-Graff, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Her research examines the developmental effects of exposure to violence in childhood. Lee T. Gettler, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Director of the Hormones, Health, and Human Behavior Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on the way in which men's hormonal physiology responds to major life transitions, such as marriage
and fatherhood. Paul D. Hastings, PhD, is Chair and Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he is also a member of the Center for Mind and Brain, and the Center for Poverty Research. His research focuses on examining dynamic influences between neurobiological regulatory systems and
socialization experiences, and their multilevel contributions to adaptive and maladaptive socioemotional development in children and adolescents.
