Experience the human side of development
Papalia helps students experience the human side of development by exposing them to culture and diversity, immersing them in practical application, and helping them study smarter through personalized learning and reporting.

Experience a program that connects students to the real world.
McGraw-Hill’s Milestones is a groundbreaking, longitudinal video series that tracks the development of real children as they progress through the early stages of physical, social, and emotional development during the first few weeks, months, and years of their lives. Milestones provides a unique, experiential learning environment that can only be achieved by watching real human development as it happens. Additionally, the Research in Action feature highlights interesting and timely topics.

Experience the diversity of the human experience.
The 13th edition of this classic best-seller retains the extensive and integrated cross-cultural and multicultural coverage as previous editions.

Experience a program that helps students navigate the vast amount of material in the course.
Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. Our LearnSmart Advantage adaptive study tools increase students’ efficiency in studying by identifying what they know, and more importantly what they don’t know, providing immediate remediation for the areas in which they are struggling. At the same time, instructors have access to powerful visual reports allowing them to quickly see where students’ strengths and weaknesses lie. Connect Lifespan takes your instruction and your students’ learning experience to the next level without requiring hours of setup whether you are teaching face-to-face, online, or in a hybrid setting.

Brief Contents

Part 1 About Human Development
1 The Study of Human Development
2 Theory and Research

Part 2 Beginnings
3 Forming a New Life
4 Birth and Physical Development during the First Three Years
5 Cognitive Development during the First Three Years
6 Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years

Part 3 Early Childhood
7 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
8 Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Part 4 Middle Childhood
9 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
10 Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Part 5 Adolescence
11 Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
12 Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Part 6 Emerging and Young Adulthood
13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
14 Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Part 7 Middle Adulthood
15 Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
16 Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Part 8 Late Adulthood
17 Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
18 Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Part 9 The End of Life
19 Dealing with Death and Bereavement