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by Janette B. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012

Volume 42 of the Advances in Child Development and Behavior series includes 9 chapters that highlight some of the most recent research in the area. A wide array of topics are discussed in detail, including Loneliness in Childhood, The Legacy of Early Interpersonal Experience, The Relation Between...
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The Science inside the Child

The story of what happens when we're growing up

by Sara Meadows
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015

This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do. It looks at children’s individual development within the development of our species, at genes, at the hormone systems that flood our bodies, at the neuroscience...
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The Child as Thinker

The Development and Acquisition of Cognition in Childhood

by Sara Meadows, Sara Meadows
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012

This second edition of The Child as Thinker has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide an informed and accessible overview of the varied and extensive literature on children's cognition. Both theory and research data are critically examined and educational implications are discussed. After...
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The Child as Thinker

The Development and Acquisition of Cognition in Childhood

by Sara Meadows
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017

The first and only comprehensive review of current early childhood development theory, practices, policies, and the science behind them This unique and important bookprovides a comprehensive overview of the current theory, practices, and policies in early childhood development withinthe contexts...
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What Works for Whom?, Second Edition

A Critical Review of Treatments for Children and Adolescents

by Peter Fonagy, PhD, David Cottrell
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014

The standard reference in the field, this acclaimed work synthesizes findings from hundreds of carefully selected studies of mental health treatments for children and adolescents. Chapters on frequently encountered clinical problems systematically review the available data, identify gaps in what is...
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by Randall I. Atlas
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2007

Consistent with previous editions, this book assembles in a single volume summaries of the treatment literature and treatment procedures of the most common childhood behavior disorders facing persons who practice in applied settings clinics, schools, counseling centers, psychiatric hospitals, and residential treatment centers.Its 16 chapters cover
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Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014

The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has evolved greatly since Asperger's day. And as our clinical understanding of this spectrum of disorders has grown, so has recognition of the connections between anxiety disorders and ASD—a welcome development, but also a source of confusion for many...
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Narrative Development in Adolescence

Creating the Storied Self

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Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009

Monisha Pasupathi and Kate C. McLean Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going? Narrative Identity in Adolescence How can we help youth move from childhood to adulthood in the most effective and positive way possible? This is a question that parents, educators, researchers, and policy makers engage...
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The Newborn as a Person

Enabling Healthy Infant Development Worldwide

by J. Kevin Nugent, Bonnie Petrauskas, T. Berry Brazelton
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2008

Advances in the fields of psychology and psychiatry have bolstered the perspective that infants are not the passive recipients of sensory stimulation as it was once thought. Built on T. Berry Brazelton s paradigm-shifting work on the individuality of infants, this book provides relevant information...
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Parenting

What Really Counts?

by Susan Golombok
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014

Parenting: What Really Counts? examines the scientific evidence on what really matters for children's healthy psychological development. The first section considers whether it is necessary to have two parents, a father present, parents who have a genetic link with their child, or parents who are heterosexual....
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Keeping The Baby In Mind

Infant Mental Health in Practice

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Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009

Keeping the Baby in Mind builds on the expanding evidence pointing to the crucial importance of parents in facilitating their baby’s development, and brings together expert contributors to examine a range of innovative psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions that are currently being used...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010

For developmental scientists, the nature versus nurture debate has been settled for some time. Neither nature nor nurture alone provides the answer. It is nature and nurture in concert that shape developmental pathways and outcomes, from health to behavior to competence. This insight has moved far...
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Nurturing Children and Families

Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton

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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011

This volume celebrates the work and influence of T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's foremost pediatricians, by bringing together contributions from researchers and clinicians whose own pioneering work has been inspired by Brazelton's foundations in the field of child development. Includes...
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