Child Adolescent category: 2820 books
by Chris Moore
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
How do children develop an understanding of people as psychological entities - as feeling, thinking beings? How do they come to understand human behavior as driven by desires and informed by reason? These questions are at the heart of contemporary research on children’s "theories of mind."...
Parenting Without Fear
The Foundation for Raising Balanced Children in a Healing World
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Psychologist William Levin alerts us to the fact that we are receiving guiding signals from our children's innocent nature throughout their childhoods. Those signals come to us through our children themselves, from what Dr. Levin coins the Genius of Life (GoL) program within them. The GoL program uses...
by Victoria Mason
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Raising children has NEVER been completely free from anxiety! It must be admitted that parents today face tremendous pressures, some of them on an unprecedented scale.
For parents who are not prepared to deal with them appropriately, these pressures can take a real toll on the job they do as...
by Anna Gupta, Gillian Schofield, David Quinton
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2005
This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice. Considering theories of development throughout the lifespan from the early years through to adolescence, and transitions to adulthood, this resource is essential reading for a range of professionals...
Living With Aspergers Syndrome
ASD or DSM 5 Aspergers in kids, teens, girls/women & adults with long term autism or high functioning asperger behavior symptoms, signs, test diagnosing & treatments
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
"How To Finally Handle Your Child's Aspergers...With These Easy Directions"
Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is a type of developmental condition under the Autism Spectrum Disorder.
While these children usually exhibit certain behavioral, physical, and social shortcomings, they can make up...
Child Psychology in Action
Linking Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Originally published in 1986, there was a divorce between the immense amount of research taking place in child psychology and the real world of professional carers or teachers working with children at the time. The aim of this book was therefore to examine the relationship between research and practice...
by Laurence Steinberg
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Most parents do a pretty good job of raising kids, says psychologist Laurence Steinberg, but truly effective parenting means not just relying on natural instincts but also on knowing what works and why. In The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Dr. Steinberg distills decades of research into...
by Fritz Blackburn
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
The way we parent our children is based on yesterday’s cultural perceptions, on the ownership-model of ‘having’ children, on our own agendas, and on what we and our culture arbitrarily think is best. We do not respect our children or their own personal path, and at school we suppress their intuition...
by Angela Reuss
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Are You Dealing with the “I Want it Now!” Attitude from Your Child?Some call it entitlement, some call it laziness, others call it the affliction of today’s parenting landscape.What is it?It’s the commonly accepted idea that it’s okay for kids to be spoiled, overindulged, and...
Screen Time
How Electronic Media-From Baby Videos to Educational Software-Affects Your Young Child
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
As a mother, Lisa Guernsey wondered about the influence of television on her two young daughters. As a reporter, she resolved to find out. What she first encountered was tired advice, sensationalized research claims, and a rather draconian mandate from the American Academy of Pediatrics: no TV at...
Unseen Worlds
Looking Through the Lens of Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these as 'just your imagination', many adults cut a tie that can be the key to understanding a child.
Unseen Worlds explores children's experiences of...
Ready, Set, Potty!
Toilet Training for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Potty training a child with developmental disorders can be a real challenge, and sometimes the extra difficulties make you feel as though you've tried everything, and failed. In this book, Brenda Batts shows how you can overcome problems, big and small, and provides tried and tested methods that really...
by David Rettew
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Exploring the differences between temperamental traits and psychological disorders.
What is the difference between a child who is temperamentally sad and one who has depression? Can a kid be angry by temperament without being mentally ill? How can two thrill-seeking parents end up with a shy,...
Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child
A Skills-Based Book
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2007
Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child is a skills-based book for parents who need practical advice from experts, without all the jargon and generalizations. The book provides specific strategies and techniques for children who are intense, highly reactive, and unable to self-calm.
It...