Child category: 4509 books
Help Me, I'm Sad
Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Until the early 1980s, there was no official diagnosis for depression in children. But children can, and do, become depressed. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health now estimates that 2.5 million youngsters under eighteen have experienced clinical depression--and the real number may be...
The Scientist In The Crib
Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them.It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is...
Boys of Few Words
Raising Our Sons to Communicate and Connect
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2005
When your son responds to personal questions with a blank stare, or quickly changes the topic, you might chalk it up to “boys will be boys”--but still worry that something is missing in your relationship or troubling your child. You could be right on both counts. Whether your son needs to talk...
Media Moms & Digital Dads
A Fact-Not-Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Is social media ruining our kids? How much Internet activity is too much? What do FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), sexting, and selfies mean for teens? Are you curious about what research says about how media and technology are affecting childhood? Supported by academic research focused on technology,...
Attachment-Focused Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Phase-Oriented Strategies for Addressing Complex Trauma Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Attachment-Focused Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents brings together two powerful treatment directions that exponentially expand the knowledge and skills available to child and adolescent trauma therapists. The book provides theoretical knowledge, clinical approaches, and specific, detailed...
The Grieving Teen
A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2001
In this unique and compassionate guide, renowned grief counselor Helen Fitzgerald turns her attention to the special needs of adolescents struggling with loss and gives teens the tools they need to work through their pain and grief.
Although the circumstances surrounding a death are difficult...
Asperger Syndrome, Second Edition
Assessing and Treating High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Completely revised with the latest research and clinical strategies, this is the authoritative volume on Asperger syndrome (now part of DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder). Considered the definitive reference since its initial publication, the book focuses on how to assess each child or adolescent's needs...
Raising Can-Do Kids
Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
In a world that’s changing at warp speed, our kids will need to navigate a path to success without a roadmap – something entrepreneurs do every day. What if we looked to the world of entrepreneurship, in addition to child development experts, for insights on helping kids gain the skills they’ll...
by T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua Sparrow
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
World renowned pediatricians T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua Sparrow see discipline as a parent’s gift to a child. By following the doctors’ unique approach, which emphasizes teaching over punishment, parents will find effective solutions for common behavior problems. Not only will parents feel...
by Peter Mitchell, Fenja Ziegler
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
This new edition of the highly successful Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the exciting new findings in the thriving area of developmental psychology.
The book addresses a number of fascinating questions including:
Are...
Teach Your Own
The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
The classic and indispensable work on teaching children at home, fully updated for today's new laws, new lifestyles, and the growing new generation of homeschooling parents
Today more than one and a half million children are being taught at home by their own parents. In this expanded edition...
Medical and Mental Health During Childhood
Psychosocial Perspectives and Positive Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of medical and mental illness in children, detailing how psychological, academic, and social functioning can be enhanced – and inherent challenges overcome – in young patients. The volume describes best-practices in depth, including how to ensure...
by Nadir Baksh Psy.D. / Laurie Murphy Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
In You Don't Know Anything...!: A Manual for Parenting Your Teenagers we will take into consideration those ages between twelve and eighteen ending at the general time at which most teens matriculate to college or independent living although twenty years of age is more commonly thought of as the...
Your Defiant Teen, Second Edition
10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track. By following the authors' clinically proven...