Child Adolescent category: 2820 books
Cyberbullying through the New Media
Findings from an international network
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Cyberbullying is one of the darker and more troubling aspects to the growing accessibility of new media technologies. Children in developed countries engage with cyberspace at younger and younger ages, and the use of the internet as a means to bully and harass has been greeted with alarm by educationalists,...
Mothering without a Home
Attachment Representations and Behaviors of Homeless Mothers and Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Homeless women and their children who reside in a transitional housing facility or shelter have experienced multiple traumas and disruptions in their earliest attachments. These multiple, chronic traumas often result in disorganized attachment disorders, which, in turn, affect all future development....
Always the Fat Kid
The Truth About the Enduring Effects of Childhood Obesity
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Childhood obesity in the United States has tripled in a generation. But while debates continue over the content of school lunches and the dangers of fast food, we are just beginning to recognize the full extent of the long-term physical, psychological, and social problems that overweight children...
Rorschach Assessment of Adolescents
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
This book serves as an up-to-date Rorschach primer and elaborates on the various applications of Rorschach assessment for adolescents with respect to differential diagnosis, forensic consultation, and therapeutic assessment. It opens with three chapters that provide readers with a basic overview and...
by Jeremy D. Jewell, Michael I. Axelrod, Mitchell J. Prinstein
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
A research-based guide to debunking commonly misunderstood myths about adolescence
Great Myths of Adolescence contains the evidence-based science that debunks the myths and commonly held misconceptions concerning adolescence. The book explores myths related to sex, drugs and self-control, as...
by U. Kavya Jyotsna
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Stress and anxiety in children and teenagers are just as prevalent as in adults. Stressful and negligent parents, high expectations in academic or other performances, abused or deprived childhood, growing up tensions and demand for familial responsibilities are the main causes of childhood and teenage...
Talking Teenagers
Information and Inspiration for Parents of Teenagers with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2007
Ann Boushéy's teenage son Jon was diagnosed with high-functioning autism in kindergarten. Having mastered the day-to-day challenges that parenting a young child with autism or Asperger's Syndrome pose, Talking Teenagers considers questions surrounding parenting across the spectrum during the teenage...
Teenage Citizens
The Political Theories of the Young
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
Too young to vote or pay taxes, teenagers are off the radar of political scientists. Yet civic identities form during adolescence and are rooted in experiences as members of families, schools, and community organizations. Flanagan helps us understand how young people come to envisage civic engagement, and how their political identities take form.
Student Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong
Theory, Intervention and Research
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
This book reviews the theories regarding commonly occurring developmental issues among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong, the application of Positive Youth Development (PYD) to a large-scale primary prevention program and the impact of PYD on student well-being, indexed according to adolescent developmental...
Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults
A Clinician’s Guide to the Transition From Adolescence to Autonomy
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults is an indispensible guidebook to the unique set of problems and opportunities that families face when young adults are experiencing difficulty pulling anchor and setting sail. Renowned clinician Brad Sachs, PhD, provides both a conceptual framework...
Bridging Worlds
Understanding and Facilitating Adolescent Recovery from the Trauma of Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
With Bridging Worlds, you will learn to uncover the roots of teenage problems – the causes behind symptoms such as self-destructiveness, anger, recklessness, and violence. Originally published in 1998, this title shows you how to develop treatment guidelines and thoughtful frames of reference that...
Infancy
Development from Birth to Age 3
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
The Third Edition of Infancy is a comprehensive and accessible core text for courses in infant development and early childhood development. Dana Gross’s sensitive and engaging teaching voice seamlessly weaves together research and theory with current issues of diversity and culture. This latest...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Depressive disorders are among the most common types of psychopathology in the United States. Adolescent-onset depressive disorders represent particularly insidious conditions because of their strong association with chronic and recurrent emotional problems in adulthood. This handbook offers authoritative reviews of research on the nature, ca
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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Children are born into a world infused with gendered information. An understanding of what it is to be a boy or girl can be critical in forming social relationships, social identities, and learning how to think and behave. Gender and Development is an important new volume that charts how children...