Child category: 4509 books
Special Needs and Services
Philosophy, Programs, and Practices for the Creation of Quality Service for Children
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Special Needs and Services examines and supports parent participation, training programs, role of play in the physical, mental and social development of children, and community involvement as the basis for effective childcare programs. Includes perspectives from different cultures and needs when considering...
Trauma-Proofing Your Kids
A Parents' Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
The number of anxious, depressed, hyperactive and withdrawn children is staggering—and still growing! Millions have experienced bullying, violence (real or in the media), abuse or sexual molestation. Many other kids have been traumatized from more “ordinary” ordeals such as terrifying medical...
Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds
A Methodological Primer, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies, sociology,...
Nadia Revisited
A Longitudinal Study of an Autistic Savant
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
This book re-examines the case of Nadia, discovered as a child aged six, who had been drawing with phenomenal skill and visual realism from the age of three, despite having autism and severe learning difficulties. The original research was published in 1977 and caused great international interest....
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Cognitive Development in Digital Contexts investigates the impact of screen media on key aspects of children and adolescents’ cognitive development. Highlighting how screen media impact cognitive development, the book addresses a topic often neglected amid societal concerns about pathological media...
Digital Youth
The Role of Media in Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Youth around the world are fittingly described as digital natives because of their comfort and skill with technological hardware and content. Recent studies indicate that an overwhelming majority of children and teenagers use the Internet, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Equipped with familiarity...
The Trauma Myth
The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children--and Its Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Few would argue that the experience of sexual abuse is deeply traumatic for a child. But in this explosive new book, psychologist Susan Clancy reports on years of research and contends that it is not the abuse itself that causes trauma-but rather the narrative that is later imposed on the abuse experience....
by Katharina Manassis, MD, FRCPC
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Highly practical and accessible, this book shows how to synthesize complex information about child and adolescent mental health problems into clinically useful, dynamic case formulations. Strategies and tools are provided for analyzing the biological, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and...
by Martin Salter
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Over six million people have Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the world. Each year, more people are diagnosed, many between the ages of 4 and 17. ADHD is a condition that is characterized by a number of recognizable features that allow physicians to make a diagnosis.
Although...
Romantic Relationships The Greatest Arena for Spiritual & Emotional Growth
Codependent Dysfunctional Relationship Dynamics & Healthy Relationship Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
The title of this book: Romantic Relationships ~ The Greatest Arena for Spiritual & Emotional Growth - is a Truth that it is vital to recognize if you ever want to have a functional romantic relationship. We were set up to fail in romantic relationships by the dysfunctional perspectives and expectations...
Beyond Individual Differences
Organizing Processes, Information Overload, and Classroom Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
In an era of intense interest in educational reform, spurred by increasing global competition for jobs and advancement, it is more critical than ever to understand the nature of learning. And although much attention is paid to differences between learners, short shrift is often given to cognitive...
Play Therapy
The Groundbreaking Book That Has Become a Vital Tool in the Growth and Development of Children
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
"The most brilliant and intuitive, as well as the clearest written, work in this field. It is unpretentious yet clearly the most authoritative work that has been published."
NORMAN CAMERON, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Here is an intensely practical book that gives...
Anytime Playdate
Inside the Preschool Entertainment Boom, or, How Television Became My Baby's Best Friend
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
In this eye-opening book, the first to investigate the explosion of the multibillion-dollar preschool entertainment business and its effects on families, Dade Hayes -- an entertainment expert, author, and concerned father -- lifts the veil on the closely guarded process of marketing to the ultra-young...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
Today’s children face a multitude of pressures, from the everyday challenges of life to the increasing threats of poverty, exploitation, and trauma. Central to growing up successfully is learning to deal with stress, endure hardships, and thrive despite adversity. Resilience – the ability to cope...