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Critical Thinking Questions: At the end of each main section within the chapter, these Thinking in Context critical thinking questions encourage readers to compare concepts, apply theoretical perspectives, and consider applications of research findings presented.

 A Lives in Context box program illustrate contexts drawn from the real world and their connections to one another, including international adoption and child outcomes, exposure to war and terrorism and children’s development, the effects of neighborhood on development, HIV infection in newborns, and the impact of family stress on health.

 Lives in Context: Biological Influences boxes tied to each chapter’s learning objectives cover cutting-edge biological topics and prompt students to think critically about each concept.

 Lives in Context: Community Context boxes raise issues related to the context of community and push students to consider real world implications of concepts connected to chapter learning objectives.

 Lives in Context: Cultural Context boxes ask students to consider traditions from the cultural context and then to think critically about how culture affects development.

 Lives in Context: Family and Peer Context boxes discuss the family context related to each chapter and challenge learners to apply chapter content to the real world.

 Lives in Context: Media and Technology boxes address media and technology and their effects on development at each stage. Learners are prompted to synthesize chapter learning and apply knowledge to real world examples.

Case-Based Application: Each chapter closes with a case scenario, Apply Your Knowledge, followed by questions that require students to apply their understanding to address a particular situation or problem.