Childpsychologyasascientificenterpriseisabout100yearsold,butwhilenumeroustextbooksandpracticalguidesareavailable,themoremeditativequestionsaboutthenatureofachild’smindarerarelyasked.Thisbookexploressomeoftheenduringquestionsindevelopmentalpsychology:Howdochildrenformanattachmenttotheircaregivers?Howdotheylearnwords?Intheirimagination,aretheyconfused-orclear-sighted-aboutthedifferencebetweenfantasyandreality?Howdotheydecidewhototrust?Ineachcase,PaulHarrisshowswhythesequestionsareimportant,proposeslikelyanswers,andexplainstheuncertaintiesthatpersist.Heoutlinesimportantlandmarks,bothwell-knownandneglected,andexploresbroaderquestionsabouttheoriesofmind,morality,andcross-culturaldifferences.
