Chapter 1: Introduction to Individual and Family Development: What Is Development?

Chapter 2: Perspectives on Individual and Family Development: How Have Others Explained Development in Individuals and Families?

Chapter 3: Investigating Development: How Do We Find Answers to Our Questions About Development?

Chapter 4: Prenatal Development and Pregnancy: How Does the Prenatal Environment Set the Stage for What Is to Come? How Do Contextual Factors Impact Experiences of Pregnancy for Future Child and Parent(s)

Chapter 5: Infancy: The First Two Years

Chapter 6: Early Childhood

Chapter 7: Childhood

Chapter 8: Adolescence

Chapter 9: Early Adulthood: What Does it Mean to be an Adult?

Chapter 10: Middle Adulthood

Chapter 11: Later Adulthood: The “Third Act”

Chapter 12: Loss, Death, and Bereavement: How Do Individuals and Families Experience Loss? How Do Contextual Factors Impact These Experiences?