Child Development category: 2058 books
Understanding Attachment and Attachment Disorders
Theory, Evidence and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
This book offers a thorough examination and discussion of the evidence on attachment, its influence on development, and attachment disorders.
In Part One, the authors outline attachment theory, the influence of sensitive and insensitive caregiving and the applicability of attachment theory...
by Peter E. Langford
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
Vygotsky is widely considered one of the most significant and influential psychologists of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, true appreciation of his theories has been hindered by a lack of understanding of the background to his thought. Vygotsky's Developmental and Educational Psychology aims...
by James P. Emswiler, Mary Ann Emswiler
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Give your child the help and support needed to cope with grief and loss.
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by the founders of the New England Center for Loss & Transition and The Cove, a highly praised program for grieving children, takes away the uncertainty and helpless feelings we commonly...
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
IF YOU suck at adulthood, it must be pretty tempting to blame your parents.
Even though they probably nurtured you lovingly through childhood, picked you up after every fall and hesitantly let you go into the big, bad adult world, they must've done something to screw you up, right?
Inside...
The Truth About Girls and Boys
Challenging Toxic Stereotypes About Our Children
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett are widely acclaimed for their analyses of women, men, and society. In The Truth About Girls and Boys, they tackle a new, troubling trend in the theorizing of gender: that the learning styles, brain development, motivation, cognitive and spatial abilities, and...
Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child
Making Sense of Meltdowns
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
IT’S NOT EASY TO BE A HIGHLY SENSITIVE CHILD. Nor is it always easy to raise, care for, guide and teach a highly sensitive child. Because the highly sensitive child experiences the world a little differently, and that can be difficult to understand.
This simple, concise book steps beyond...
by Jacob Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
Or, The Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Methods in Harmony with the Structure and...
by Leonard F. Koziol, Deborah Ely Budding, Dana Chidekel
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
ADHD as a Model of Brain-Behavior Relationships
Leonard F. Koziol, Deborah Ely Budding, and Dana Chidekel
Series Title: Springer Briefs in Neuroscience
Subseries: The Vertically Organized Brain in Theory and Practice
It's been a basic neurological given: the brain does...
Raising Human Beings
Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence.
Parents have an important task: figure out who their...
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Everything You Need To Know From Conception To Labor And Delivery
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
This book is a guide to pregnancy from conception to birth and everything in between. You will learn about methods for diagnosing pregnancy, tests used to determine how your baby is developing and the importance of communicating with your practitioner. You will also discover the importance of the...
Toddler Adoption
The Weaver's Craft
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Toddler Adoption looks at the unique joys and challenges of adopting and parenting a toddler. When a child aged is adopted between the ages of 12 to 36 months, they often show signs of cognitive and emotional immaturity, which can cause behavioral and relational issues. This book offers support and...
Raising Can-Do Kids
Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
In a world that’s changing at warp speed, our kids will need to navigate a path to success without a roadmap – something entrepreneurs do every day. What if we looked to the world of entrepreneurship, in addition to child development experts, for insights on helping kids gain the skills they’ll...
by T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua Sparrow
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
World renowned pediatricians T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua Sparrow see discipline as a parent’s gift to a child. By following the doctors’ unique approach, which emphasizes teaching over punishment, parents will find effective solutions for common behavior problems. Not only will parents feel...
Bullyproof Your Child For Life
Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting, and Bullying for Good
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
View our feature on Joel Haber's Bullyproof Your Child For Life.
As featured in the New York Times-an expert's proven technique for stamping out bullying.
"Bully Coach" Joel Haber, Ph.D., is one of the foremost experts in the prevention of bullying. A pioneer in the field, he has worked...