Child category: 4509 books
Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children
A Synergistic Clinical-Developmental Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1996
Here is a disguised but tragically accurate account of a 7-year-old boy who was repeatedly victimized by two uncles who penetrated him, required him under threat of violence to act upon them, and forced him to have sexual contact with his sister for their entertainment. Before his ongoing abuse was...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Originally published in 1978, contemporary theory and research into childhood social development had demonstrated the necessity to re-appraise the notion that socialization is merely a process of shaping the behaviour of the child to fit the mores of society. It was now evident that, from the beginnings...
by Dr. Sunil Vaid
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
W – Withdraw Fillers O – Omit Alternatives W – Wanted Nutrients Supplemented Dr. Sunil Vaid's revolutionary WOW Program ensures in 3 steps that your child will - Stop throwing food tantrums. - Willingly eat the home cooked food. - Eat on his own – without being forced. - Gain...
Stop Parenting
One Helicopter Mom's Life-Changing Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Is it possible that everything you were taught about parenting is wrong? Could there be a better way to relate to your child? Do you want more clarity, peace, effectiveness, energy, and authenticity in your relationship with your child? Stop Parenting features a series of vital conversations between...
The Accused
The Story of a Professional Practitioner Accused of Child Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Richard Lewis had been a youth therapist, foster carer and teacher in a large city comprehensive school for over 20 years, but his personal integrity was suddenly brought into question by the claims of a former student 16 years ago. His dedicated life as a supporter of delinquent and wayward teenagers...
by Katharine M. Banham Bridges
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Originally published in 1931, the study reported in this book was undertaken as part of the research programme of the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene. It represents a systematic inquiry into the social and emotional behaviour of pre-school children as observed from day to day in a nursery...
Parents and Children
A First Book on the Psychology of Child Development and Training
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
By his wide influence as author and teacher C.W. Valentine had established himself as a leading authority in this country on child psychology applied to early training. Originally published in 1953, this was a book for parents who need help and advice in bringing up their children and who were puzzled...
Parenting Your Way
From Tough Love to Enough Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Are you are a parent that struggles with some of the methods you currently use to parent? Do you find yourself acting out of habit?
Do you want to be able to help your child feel successful and happy?
Do you want to share your personal values?
As you parent from your values you...
Zoom Out Parenting
The Big Picture Approach to Raising Children
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
As parents, we see problems all around the globe and here at home, but often feel powerless to conquer the many issues that will affect our children's lives. Zoom Out Parenting provides parents with a framework for teaching our children the skills that will be needed in their lifetimes, with a simple...
Analyzing Children
Psychological Structure, Trauma, Development, and Therapeutic Action
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
Freud described changes in the structure of the mind, including the consolidation of the superego with resolution of the oedipal complex. Important psychoanalytic thinkers since Freud have studied and emphasized the role of pre-oedipal development in the creation of psychological structure. While...
by Helen DeWitt
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Called “remarkable” (The Wall Street Journal) and “an ambitious, colossal debut novel” (Publishers Weekly), Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai is back in print at last
Helen DeWitt’s 2000 debut, The Last Samurai, was “destined to become a cult classic” (Miramax). The enterprising...
The Uses of Enchantment
The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
Winner of the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award
"A charming book about enchantment, a profound book about fairy tales."—John Updike, The New York Times Book Review
Bruno Bettelheim was one of the great child psychologists of the twentieth century...
A Special Book About Me
A Book for Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
There's a kid at school who gets extra help from a special teacher. He has temper tantrums when he is angry and sometimes finds it hard to pay attention. He might even have been to a special school to learn how to behave appropriately in class. One day this kid started to ask questions like, “Why...
Speaking about the Unspeakable
Non-Verbal Methods and Experiences in Therapy with Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2008
Children do not always have the capacity or need to express themselves through words. They often succeed in saying more about their feelings and experiences by communicating non-verbally through play and other expressive, creative activities. The basic premise of Speaking about the Unspeakable is...