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The website of the Society for Research in Child Development. Provides information about the excellent research journal Child Development. Tells how to become a student member of the society.

Examines pain, diabetes, low-birthweight, viruses, genetics, preterm labor, and other high-risk situations.

As our society becomes even more technically and socially complex, we cannot afford to continue to allow large numbers of children to miss out on the positive experiences they need in infancy and early childhood; the costs, in terms of lost intellectual potential and increased rates of emotional and behavioral problems, are too high. The new developments in brain research show us what children need; our challenge is to ensure that every child receives it.

According to Erikson, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future.