According to the eminent psychologist Sigmund Freud, babies are initially driven by instinctive and selfish urges but gradually adapt to a more realistic approach by imbibing their parents’ values and rules. These play a role in the development of the child’s conscience. A person’s childhood is often a very simple yet complicated time. It is also a very influential time in a person’s life, and most people’s childhoods will have a significant impact on the type of adult they turn out to be later in life. Childhood psychology is a specialized branch of traditional psychology that focuses on children, mainly their development and behaviour. It is one of the most commonly studied types of psychology today. This type of psychology typically covers every child, from birth to adolescence. Some areas covered under childhood psychology include milestones, behaviour problems, social skills, mental and emotional well-being and development. This book is an effort to explain child development from birth to early adolescence. This book will be an invaluable resource for students studying Child Care or as an introduction to graduate modules in psychology.