兒童會自動的發展，正是處於發展的階段；然而為了使發展更順利，也採用幫助發展的方式，應驗了德國文化學派所認為教育就是發展幫助的理論。人生是不斷地發展的過程，但是兒童時期的發展正是處於發展的開始，尤為重要。

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第一章　緒　論······················································· 1

第一節　兒童的發展理想······································ 1

第二節　兒童發展的意義····································· 12

第三節　兒童發展的促進····································· 17

第四節　兒童教育與發展理想······························ 31

第二章　生理的發展·············································· 47

第一節　生理發育的過程····································· 47

第二節　腦的發育·············································· 53

第三節　影響生理發展的因素······························ 58

第三章　語言的發展·············································· 65

第一節　語言的功能··········································· 65

第二節　兒童的家庭語言與社會語言····················· 73

第三節　兒童的教育語言····································· 88

第四節　語言發展的重要理論······························ 96

第五節　語言人類學·········································· 108

第四章　認知的發展············································ 113

第一節　認知的概念·········································· 113

第二節　認知發展階段······································ 120

第三節　道德認知發展的階段····························· 132

第四節　個人認知與社會認知····························· 144

第五節　認知發展的指導··································· 156

第一節　社會行為形成理論與發展理論················ 163

第二節　專家學者的兒童社會行為論點················ 171

第三節　兒童社會行為發展的重要性··················· 188

第四節　兒童社會行為發展的過程······················ 192

第五節　兒童社會行為發展的影響因素················ 197

第六節　兒童社會化的特點································ 203

第六章　人格的發展············································ 209

第一節　兒童人格理論······································ 209

第二節　兒童的人格發展··································· 220

第三節　兒童人格發展的影響因素······················ 229

第四節　兒童健全人格的培育····························· 240

第七章　情緒的發展············································ 247

第一節　情緒理論············································· 247

第二節　兒童情緒的發展··································· 251

第三節　兒童情緒的剖析··································· 257

第四節　兒童學校生活與情緒穩定······················ 265

第五節　影響兒童情緒的因素····························· 274

第八章　道德的發展············································ 277

第一節　兒童道德發展的理論····························· 277

第二節　兒童的基本道德··································· 283

第三節　兒童道德發展的理念····························· 288

第四節　兒童的道德行為··································· 292

第五節　兒童的道德教育··································· 297

第九章　兒童輔導················································ 309

第一節　輔導的理念·········································· 309

第二節　兒童輔導技巧······································ 317

第三節　兒童的學校教育輔導····························· 323

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