Routledge Infant Sensory Motor Cognitive Development - Routledge

This Routledge research book explores the remarkable developmental capacities of human infants from birth through early childhood. Moving beyond outdated views of newborn limitations, the text takes a modern optimistic approach grounded in assessing the adaptive capabilities infants possess from day one. The work examines how innate endowment combines with physical and social environmental interaction to enable the critical developmental transition from early perception and action processes to the cognitive and language abilities characteristic of toddlers. The book reviews key issues in early human development, offering reconceptualised frameworks for understanding how sensory, motor and cognitive systems emerge and integrate during infancy. Essential reading for developmental psychologists, neuroscientists, clinical practitioners and healthcare professionals studying early childhood development and infant psychology.