Child Development category: 2058 books
Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Revised and Updated Edition
From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
The celebrated Positive Discipline brand of parenting books presents the revised and updated third edition of their readable and practical guide to communicating boundaries to very young children and solving early discipline problems to set children up for success.
Over the years millions of...
How Toddlers Thrive
What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Dr. Tovah Klein, called “the toddler whisperer” on Good Morning America, has penned “a parenting milestone” (Dr. Harvey Rotbart, No Regrets Parenting) with How Toddlers Thrive, which shows parents of children ages two to five how to harness the singular power of the toddler mind during what...
Just Tell Me What to Say
Simple Scripts for Perplexed Parents
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Parents are often perplexed by their children's typical behaviors and inevitable questions. This down-to-earth guide provides "Tips and Scripts" for handling everything from sibling rivalry and the food wars to questions about death, divorce, sex, and "whyyyy?" Betsy Brown Braun...
Writing
A Mosaic of New Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this development...
by D.w. Winnicott
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
This delightful book presents a selection of D. W. Winnicott's best writing about children. The remarkable, enduring essays from Babies and Their Mothers and Talking to Parents are here combined with several hard-to-find gems of insight into the world of the child. Each piece was written for a wide...
Beyond Intelligence
Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Kids
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
From two internationally recognized experts in the field of gifted education comes this timely exploration of how best to nurture a child’s unique gifts, and set them on a path to a happily productive life — in school and beyond.
What is intelligence? Is it really a have or have not proposition,...
by David Elkind
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
"David Elkind [is] one of psychology's leading lights."--Washington Post
With the first edition of The Hurried Child, David Elkind emerged as the voice of parenting reason, calling our attention to the crippling effects of hurrying our children through life. He showed that by blurring...
by Denyse Beaudet Ph. D.
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Denyse Beaudet, a Jungian developmental psychologist for more than 25 years, has helped countless parents understand their children's dreaming lives. By engaging parents in their children's dreamworld, Dreamguider:Increases children's comfort with nighttime and their dreamsHelps parents gain insight...
by Michael O'Loughlin, Ana Archangelo, Derek Bunyard
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
With the push toward accountability and test performance in schools there has been a decline in emphasis on creativity, imagination, and feelings in schools. Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools is designed for students and professionals who are interested in...
by Woods Hutchinson
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
FEATURES:
• Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations
• A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book
• Active Table...
Creative Centers and Homes
Infant Care, Planning and Developing Family Day Care, and Approaches to Designing and Creating the Child's Environment
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Creative Centers and Homes views childcare as an integral, vital, and comprehensive service for all families; infant care, family homes and centers; focusing on specific required services including licensing, location, extent of services, design and environment for learning and playing for young children,...
Your Two-Year-Old
Terrible or Tender
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
Are two-year-olds really so terrible, or does the world have a slightly skewed view of this sometimes difficult, sometimes adorable lot? Drs. Ames and Ilg, recognized worldwide as authorities on child behavior and development, offer parents practical advice and enlightening psychological insights...
International Handbook on Adolescent Health and Development
The Public Health Response
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
This comprehensive reference uses an ecological perspective to sort out the complex mix of biological, psychological, social, and other factors influencing adolescent health as well as shaping professional responses to the needs of adolescents. Describing critical concerns at the global level and...
Personality Development In Adolescence
A Cross National and Lifespan Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2005
The formation of identity in adolescence is the most central concept in psychological and sociological studies of young people. Most theories to date assume that adolescents share the same conditions under which their identities are formed.
Personality Development in Adolescence is a collection of...