A chronological summary of human development from conception to death is given in Development Across the Life Span. Author Robert Feldman introduces you to the discipline by examining both the more established areas of the field as well as more recent innovations. By emphasizing the practical applications of developmental findings, the text will assist you in realizing the relevance of the discipline to your own life. Updated content, such as a discussion of how current occurrences like the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting development, is included in the 10th edition. The author has updated the narrative with numerous updated figures and photos to keep the text current. Additionally, over 1000 new citations from books and articles published in the last few years have been added to the narrative.