Child Development category: 2058 books
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Get All The Support And Guidance You Need To Understand Your Child's Development! Is the fact that you would like to understand the way your child is developing but just don't know how making your life difficult... maybe even miserable? Ideally all parents should have an idea of what to expect at...
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."...
Child Psychotherapy
Integrating Developmental Theory into Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
All too often children are diagnosed and medicated without the consideration that their symptoms may actually be a healthy response to stressful life events. This integrative guide for mental health practitioners who work with children underscores the importance of considering the etiology of a child's...
The Child as Thinker
The Development and Acquisition of Cognition in Childhood
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...
Understanding Child Development
Psychological Perspectives and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Understanding Child Development introduces the main areas of developmental psychology in childhood. Drawing on content which first appeared in ‘Understanding Child Development’, published in 1986, the book includes new bases of evidence and offers an interdisciplinary approach to the subject.
Following...
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten
Raise IQ by up to 30 points and turn on your child's smart genes
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Nature didn’t finish your child’s brain at birth. It’s up to you to maximize your child’s mental skills without causing additional stress. Acclaimed neurologist and bestselling author of Grain Brain, David Perlmutter, MD, offers these valuable tools:
Simple games to reinforce memory...
Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence
An Active Learning Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Chronologically organized, Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence, Second Edition presents topics within the field of child development through unique and highly engaging Active Learning opportunities. The Active Learning features integrated within the print text and digital program foster...
The First Three Years and Beyond
Brain Development and Social Policy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
How much do children’s early experiences affect their cognitive and social development? How important is the parent’s role in child development? Is it possible to ameliorate or reverse the consequences of early developmental deficits? This vitally important book draws on the latest research from...
Easy and Enjoyable Parenting
A No Nonsense Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
This book is for adults who want to experience Easy and Enjoyable Parenting of children, adolescents, and young adults.
There are a lot of ideas and recommendations. These come from over 30 years of parenting by the author and his wife. He has studied family life and taught classes on it....
by Thomas Keenan, Subhadra Evans, Dr. Kevin Crowley
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition* *provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible format. It equips students with an appreciation...
The Journey of Child Development
Selected Papers of Joseph D. Noshpitz
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
As founder and past president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and president of the American Association of Children's Residential Centers, Joseph Noshpitz was at the forefront of psychodynamic treatment and research with children and adolescents for more than forty years....
Play in Child Development and Psychotherapy
Toward Empirically Supported Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2003
Child psychotherapy is in a state of transition. On the one hand, pretend play is a major tool of therapists who work with children. On the other, a mounting chorus of critics claims that play therapy lacks demonstrated treatment efficacy. These complaints are not invalid. Clinical research has only...
by Janette B. Benson
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 56 is the latest release in this classic resource on the field of developmental psychology. Chapters highlight some of the most recent research in the field of developmental psychology, with this release covering Early moral development through social...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
This book presents penetrating observations by six authorities on the personality development of children for the enlightenment of parents, teachers, and others who have a vital interest in children.In the first paper, the late Harold E. Jones, a professor of psychology and the director of the Institute...