Child Development category: 2058 books
The Self-Aware Parent
Resolving Conflict and Building a Better Bond with Your Child
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
A healthy relationship based on mutual trust is every parent's wish. The bond between infant and parent is a natural phenomenon, but as children reach their preteens and form their own personalities, fireworks between the child and parent can ensue. Drawing on 20 years of clinical experience and new...
How Deaf Children Learn
What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
How can parents and teachers most effectively support the language development and academic success of deaf and hard-of-hearing children? Will using sign language interfere with learning spoken language? Should deaf children be placed in classrooms with hearing children? Are traditional methods of...
Raising and Educating a Deaf Child
A Comprehensive Guide to the Choices, Controversies, and Decisions Faced by Parents and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Deaf children are not hearing children who can't hear, and having a deaf child is not analogous to having a hearing child who can't hear. Beyond any specific effects of hearing loss, deaf children are far more diverse than their hearing age-mates. A lack of access to language, limited incidental learning...
Welcome to Your Child's Brain
How the Mind Grows from Conception to College
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
How children think is one of the most enduring mysteries--and difficulties--of parenthood. The marketplace is full of gadgets and tools that claim to make your child smarter, happier, or learn languages faster, all built on the premise that manufacturers know something about your child's brain that...
Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes, and reduction of prejudice and discrimination. It balances a detailed discussion of theories and selected research with applied...
Child's Mind
Mindfulness Practices to Help Our Children Be More Focused, Calm, and Relaxed
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2006
The interest in teaching children meditation is growing rapidly, as a number of recent stories in the mainstream media have documented, including NPR, The New York Times, and London Telegraph. Child's Mind aims to teach parents and child professionals how to integrate mindfulness into their work with...
Infant Pathways to Language
Methods, Models, and Research Directions
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
The recent progress in cognitive neuroscience, and the importance of genetic factors and gene-environment interactions in shaping behavioral functions in early childhood, have both underscored the primacy of early experience and development on brain development and function.The contributors to this volume discuss different paradigms and approaches
I'll Be The Parent, You Be The Child
Encourage Excellence, Set Limits, And Lighten Up
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2007
With myriad parenting books available today, it's no wonder parents are confused by the range of opinions and quick fixes these books offer. I'll Be the Parent, You Be the Child leaves theories behind and gives parents of school-age children practical approaches for handling fundamental child-rearing...
by Scott M. Shannon
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Understanding child health and wellness through a holistic lens.
Complementing his book for professionals, here Scott Shannon equips parents and caregivers with a better way to understand the mental health challenges their children face, including how cutting-edge scientific concepts like epigenetics...
Ordinary Magic
Resilience in Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain individuals to thrive and adapt despite adverse circumstances, such as poverty, chronic family problems, or exposure to trauma. Coverage...
Handbook of Mindfulness in Education
Integrating Theory and Research into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
This handbook addresses the educational uses of mindfulness in schools. It summarizes the state of the science and describes current and emerging applications and challenges throughout the field. It explores mindfulness concepts in scientific, theoretical, and practical terms and examines training...
Tired of Nagging?
30 Days to Positive Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
What do parents do when the child they adore won't listen? They end up nagging, issuing orders, shouting, and sometimes even spanking. But there is a better way, and Virginia K. Stowe, a parent-child educator for more than twenty-five years, shows how to minimize friction and fighting within the household...
by Janet Amber
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2018
Thank you for your interest in this booklet. The "...The Basics" series, is a series of booklets designed to help you get the basics or foundations about a subject. Time is one of our most precious resources and as such it does not comeback, for that reason the Amber siblings have created...
Understanding Children and Childhood
A New Zealand Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Understanding Children and Childhood examines how and why children develop, and how they interact with the people and events in their lives. Emphasising that children grow up in diverse cultural contexts, Anne Smith’s book builds an understanding of childhood in New Zealand based on childhood studies...