| Summary: | "We welcome this opportunity to bring out a third edition of Growth and Development of Children. The second edition could not reflect the efforts of both of us, since one (G.H.L.) was then in military service outside the United States. The entire material of the second edition has been re-examined in the light of recent progress. Most of that material has been retained because it was felt to be useful and not out of date. However, changes and additions have been made in every chapter except the first one which attempts to define some basic principles. The magnitude of these revisions may be appreciated from the fact that well over a hundred new references have been added, which are reflected in numerous changes in the text. The chapter on the role of the endocrine glands in growth and development has been largely rewritten. The section on heredity has been extensively changed and the chapter on behavior has had sufficient additions, especially concerning personality development, to modify its title. In the selection of references we have continued to favor those of a review nature. The problem of inclusion or exclusion of material is always a difficult one and it is hoped that our choices have been wise from the standpoint of the most pertinent and useful facts. We believe that in its present form the manual will prove useful to practitioners as a reference for dealing with clinical problems in children and to workers in related fields, such as those concerned with public health and elementary education"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).
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