Child Psychology Developmental Stages

Details – Formal Academic Structure The paper is a research APA paper that includes a Title page, Introduction, Summary of peer-reviewed empirical journal articles for 4 developmental periods, Conclusion, References. Each student should select at least one journal article for each of four developmental periods: Prenatal development and birth/ newborn Infancy and Toddlerhood (0-2 years) Early (Play) years (2-5 years) Middle Childhood (School) years (5-12 years) For each article/ developmental period, present a summary/ application for the following: What topic did they study? What was the purpose of the study? Who did they test or study? How did they test them or gather data? What did they find (results)? How does public policy apply to this article? Use this same set of questions for each of the four articles (addressing four different developmental periods). Research Paper Outline  Use the following outline to guide to help you organize this assignment Title Page (Hint: Do not actually write the phrase “Title Page” on the title page itself, or any of these other labels like “Topic Introduction”, etc.) Introduction Introduce the topic (a good quote, old saying, or simple statement of a good example from everyday life is a great way to give the reader the idea and get them interested in reading more). Summary (repeated for the four developmental periods. Use headings to separate the periods) Conclusion References (This should be on a new page. Be sure to provide a reference for every article that you cited.  Do not list anything in the references that you have not cited in the body of the text).