Child Development category: 2058 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Originally published in 1992, this title came out of a conference on emotion and cognition as antecedents and consequences of health and disease processes in children and adolescents. The theoretical rationale for the conference was based on the assumption that the development of emotion, cognition,...
Erikson on Development in Adulthood
New Insights from the Unpublished Papers
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2001
Erik Erikson (1902-1994) was one of the most eminent and prolific psychologists of the 20th century. Over his long career he published a dozen books, including classics such as Childhood and Society; Identity, Youth, and Crisis; and Young Man Luther . He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National...
by Peter Bryant, Usha Goswami
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
In this classic edition of their ground-breaking work, Usha Goswami and Peter Bryant revisit their influential theory about how phonological skills support the development of literacy. The book describes three causal factors which can account for children’s reading and spelling development:
pre-school...
by Patricia Elizabeth Spencer, Marc Marschark
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2010
Debates about methods of supporting language development and academic skills of deaf or hard-of-hearing children have waxed and waned for more than 100 years: Will using sign language interfere with learning to use spoken language or does it offer optimal access to communication for deaf children?...
Child Abuse and Neglect
Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2019
Child Abuse and Neglect: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management provides an overview of all aspects of child abuse and neglect, approaching the topic. from several viewpoints. First, child abuse is considered from both victimization and offending perspectives, and although empirical scholarship...
Child Rights Education for Inclusion and Protection
Primary Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018
The aims of child rights education are to make children and their primary duty-bearers aware of child rights so that they both can be empowered to together advocate for and apply them at their family, school and community levels. This sourcebook focuses on child rights education for primary prevention...
Future Orientation
Developmental and Ecological Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
By contemporary I mean a present with an anticipated future, for we must do our best to overcome clinical habits which make us assume that we have done our part if we have clari?ed the past. (Erikson, 1968, pp. 30–31). The scope of time ahead which in?uences present behavior, and is therefore to...
Necessary Knowledge
Piagetian Perspectives on Constructivism
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Originally published in 1993, this monograph addresses a central problem in Piaget’s work, which is the temporal construction of necessary knowledge. The main argument is that both normative and empirical issues are relevant to a minimally adequate account of the development of modal understanding....
Baby and Toddler Development Made Real
Featuring the Progress of Jasmine Maya 0-2 Years
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Following the progress of Jasmine Maya, the book examines every part of baby care and development, including: bathing, changing, clothing; health and safety, immunisation; the role of the midwife and health visitor; feeding and weaning; play, stimulation, toys and books; and theories and theorists.
by Amanda Ludlow, Roberto Gutierrez
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
This accessible introduction to developmental psychology examines how children develop, from language development to social learning and the development of emotion. Comprehensive and engaging, it is the ideal introduction for A-level and undergraduate students, and for anyone interested in learning more about development in childhood.
The Highly Sensitive Child
Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2002
The bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of “high sensitivity” in children–and offers a breakthrough parenting guidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers.
With the publication of The Highly Sensitive...
Self-Reg
How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
There’s no such thing as a bad kid. That’s what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr. Stuart Shanker. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there’s a way forward: self-regulation. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical new technique...
Beyond the Sling
A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
A real-world guide to Attachment Parenting from the Big Bang Theory actress, neuroscientist, and mother Mayim Bialik—a book hailed by Dr. William Sears as “delightful” and by Ricki Lake as “a fantastic guide to birth and parenting that is packed with invaluable wisdom.”
Mayim Bialik...
by J.A. Cherith, RN
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
They say it takes a whole village to raise a child, but while they might be right, not all parents necessarily have access to the said village when it comes to bringing up their children.But if you happen to possess a similar dilemma, fret not. Any good parent willing to do anything for the good of...