1st Edition

Psychological Development of High Risk Multiple Birth Children

By Vita Krall, Sherman Feinstein Copyright 1991
162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1991, this monograph presents pioneering work on the growth and development of triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets. Twelve years were spent researching the effects of multiple caregiving, low birthweight and intra-uterine conditions on the personality development of multiple birth children. Child development specialists, psychologists and clinical psychologists will find... Read more

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction and Review of the Literature  2. Our Children  3. The Families and How They Coped  4. Observing How They Grew  5. "Catch Up" by Two Years of Age  6. Six Children and How They Grew  7. How Mother and Baby Love Influenced Development  8. Parenting and Interventions  9. The Path to Speech and Ability  10. School Days  11. Personality Development  12. Summary and Conclusions.  Index.

Biography

Vita Krall, Sherman C. Feinstein