For courses in Lifespan Development.

A modular, manageable, meaningful survey of the life span

Discovering the Life Span provides a broad overview of a human life, from conception through death. Utilizing a flexible, modular organization, author Robert Feldman covers the life span chronologically and focuses on physical, cognitive, and social and personality development within each stage of life. An engaging writing style makes the material meaningful and prepares students to apply what they're learning to their own lives.

The 6th Edition includes comprehensive updates, with fresh material on the importance of reading to preschool children, vaping in adolescence, postpartum depression and more.