1. Maternal Cocaine Use: Neonatal Outcome -- 1. Introduction: Epidemiology of Maternal Substance Abuse -- 2. Pharmacology of Cocaine -- 3. Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcome -- 4. Mother-Infant Assessment -- 5. References -- 2. Psychosocial Influences in the Etiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis of Nonorganic Failure to Thrive -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Identification of NOFT -- 3. Etiology of NOFT: Factors that Affect Parental Competence -- 4. Psychosocial Diagnosis of NOFT -- 5. Approaches to Psychosocial Treatment of NOFT -- 6. Prognosis and Long-Term Outcome in NOFT -- 7. Implications for Research concerning Risk and Protective Factors -- 8. Implications for Treatment -- 9. References -- 3. A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Controlling Violence -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Descriptive Picture -- 3. Key Developmental Questions -- 4. Theoretical Considerations -- 5. Hypotheses -- 6. New Research Directions -- 7. Experimental Interventions -- 8. Organizational Structures -- 9. Conclusions -- 10. References -- 4. The Role Of The School In Prosocial Development -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Socialization in Schools -- 3. Theories of Socialization and Moral Development -- 4. Implications for Educational Practice -- 5. Research on Schooling and Sociomoral Development -- 6. Summary and Conclusions -- 7. References -- 5. The Human Infant In Studies Of Lateralization Of Function: A Historical Perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nurturist Theories -- 3. Nativist Theories -- 4. Studies of Hand Preference in Human Infants -- 5. Current-Day Theory and Research -- 6. References -- 6. The Organization Of Lateralized Behavior During Infancy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Infant Motor Skills Project -- 3. Conclusion -- 4. References -- 7. Clinical Application Of Asymmetrical Behavioral Communication In Parent-Infant Interaction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Prenatal Attitudes -- 3. Postnatal Observations -- 4. Follow-up of Postnatal Holding -- 5. A Case Report -- 6. Developmental Aspects -- 7. Comments -- 8. References -- 8. Toward Hemispheric Specialization During Infancy: Manual Skills Versus Acquisition Of Speech -- 1. Commentary -- 2. References -- Author Index