Child Development category: 2058 books
Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness
An Historical and Interdisciplinary Synthesis
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2007
This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capacity to benefit from their early motor and cognitive experiences. In so doing, it helps us better understand how experience affects brain growth and a child�s capacity to learn. In this interdisciplinary
Temperament
A Psychological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Temperament is the first monograph in 40 years to present theories and basic findings in the field of temperament from a broad international and interdisciplinary perspective. The text, based on the author's four decades of personal study and data collection, thoroughly explores the physiological,...
Adolescent Psychiatry, V. 20
Annals of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Launched in 1971, Adolescent Psychiatry, in the words of founding coeditors Sherman C. Feinstein, Peter L. Giovacchini, and Arthur A. Miller, promised "to explore adolescence as a process...to enter challenging and exciting areas that may have profound effects on our basic concepts." Further, they...
Reaching Our Neediest Children: Bringing a Mental Health Program into the Schools
A Guide to Program Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
It makes sense to invest in mental health services in public schools. Addressing the emotional and situational issues children live with can make an enormous difference in learning opportunities. In Reaching Our Neediest Children: Bringing a Mental Health Program Into the Schools, authors Jennifer...
by Tracy Tresidder, Margaret Loftus, Jacqui Pollock
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
“Why oh why are my kids so different from me?”Our kids’ personalities fascinate us – they always have. It’s the reason the ‘nature’ versus ‘nurture’ debate goes on and on. But their personalities also challenge us because they are so often at odds with our own.The problem...
Excluded From School
Systemic Practice for Mental Health and Education Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Excluded From School exposes the reasons why, despite many national and local initiatives, large numbers of children continue to tax the education system to such a degree that they become permanently excluded from school.
Sue Rendall and Morag Stuart draw on their experience in psychology and...
Empowering Engagement
Creating Learning Opportunities for Students from Challenging Backgrounds
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
This book examines promoting engagement for children and adolescents from challenging contexts or who are dealing with challenging conditions. The volume concentrates on three vulnerable groups: marginalized youths who have experienced repeated exclusion and sought their second chance in alternative...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
This volume analyzes recent technological breakthroughs in aiding children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Chapters offer practical guidance in such areas as assessment, treatment planning, and collaborative intervention. The book also presents findings on hardware and software innovations and...
by Sharna Olfman
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Intended for mental health practitioners, concerned parents, and child advocates alike, this book presents a powerful new paradigm for understanding the causes of children's psychological disturbances—and as a result, the proper treatment of these symptoms. Based in cutting-edge research on the...
by Virginia M. Axline, Hélène Seyrès
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2018
En 1947, Virginia Axline introduisit aux psychothérapeutes une nouvelle façon de travailler avec les enfants, la thérapie par le jeu. En 1964, elle présenta le reste du monde à « Dibs ».
Dibs est silencieux. Dibs est un mystère pour ses parents et ses enseignants. Dibs ne peut être...
Helping Children Develop a Positive Relationship with Food
A Practical Guide for Early Years Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
This simple, insightful resource explains how to help children develop a healthy relationship with food. Giving practical guidance on how to support lasting positive eating behaviours in children, it includes valuable information and advice about how to resolve issues including fussy eating, obesity, and special needs related feeding difficulties.
Practitioner’s Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment
Process, Purpose, Planning, and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
This practical guide introduces functional behavioral assessment as a critical tool in planning interventions to reduce disruptive and other problematic behaviors. The book offers proven methods and strategies as a four-stage protocol in an easy-to-follow format with checklists, Q&A sections,...
by Summit Crossroads Press
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2017
In “Grandma, Can We Talk?” Dr. Roger McIntire offers advice for grandparents experiencing those awkward moments with their grandchild when the topic of conversation has run dry. Strategies for dealing with topics from sex to friends, school, and dangerous habits can help Grampa or Grandma encourage...
Handbook of School-Based Mental Health Promotion
An Evidence-Informed Framework for Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality
Series Editors: Donald H. Saklofske and Moshe Zeidner
Handbook for School-Based Mental Health Promotion
An Evidence-Informed Framework for Implementation
Alan W. Leschied, Donald H. Saklofske, and Gordon L. Flett, Editors
This...