Child Development category: 2058 books
What's Going on in There?
How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development.
She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and...
When the Labels Don't Fit
A New Approach to Raising a Challenging Child
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
“One of the finest and most helpful books we have ever read . . . should be the first stop for any parent trying to help a struggling child.”
—Brock Eide and Fernette Eide, authors of The Mislabeled Child
Finally, a positive approach designed around your child’s traits and needs
Many...
Handbook of Applied Developmental Science
Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2002
The Handbook of Applied Developmental Science is the only work to comprehensively present the latest theory, research, and application from applied developmental science (ADS) and the positive psychology movement. It summarizes and synthesizes the best scientific knowledge from ADS to help readers...
by Usha Goswami
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
This Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern child psychology, from birth to early adolescence. Beginning with infancy, Usha Goswami considers the process of attachment and 'bonding', showing how secure attachments enable the development of self-understanding....
Home Visitation Programs
Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Early Child Development
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
This timely resource analyzes home visits as a primary intervention for at-risk families with infants and young children and details innovative programs for home service delivery. Focusing on family violence, mental illness and alcohol and substance abuse as major challenges to child development,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degree to which language abilities at school entry were stable over time and influential in the child’s...
The Primordial Violence
Spanking Children, Psychological Development, Violence, and Crime
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014!
Why do parents hit those they love? What effect does it have on children? What can be done to end this pattern? These are some of the questions explored in The Primordial Violence. Featuring longitudinal data from over 7,000 U.S. families as well as...
by Stephen Hupp, Jeremy D. Jewell
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Great Myths of Child Development reveals the latest evidence-based science behind the myths and misconceptions about the developing child.
Shatters the most commonly-held child development myths
Reveals the science behind such topical issues as twin-telepathy, sex-prediction, and imaginary friends
Covers...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
This volume presents current research on the connections between the home and family environment on children’s mathematics development. Focusing on infancy through first grade, it details the role of parents and other caregivers in promoting numeracy and the ways their active participation can prepare...
Your Five-Year-Old
Sunny and Serene
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
A five-year-old is a wonderful, fun-loving, exuberant child. But what’s going on inside that five-year-old head? What stages of development does a child this age go through, and what should parents know that can help their five-year-old handle this impressionable year? Recognized authorities on...
Moral Development
Theory and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014!
This class-tested text provides a comprehensive overview of the classical and current theories of moral development and applications of these theories in various counseling and educational settings. Lively and accessible, this text engages students...
Learning from Picturebooks
Perspectives from child development and literacy studies
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
Picturebooks, understood as a series of meaningful text-picture relations, are increasingly acknowledged as an autonomous sub-genre of children’s literature. Being highly complex aesthetic products, their use is deeply embedded in specific situations of joint attention between a caregiver and a...
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...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
This book explores research on processes that influence family-school partnerships in support of student learning and education. It highlights research related to culture, contexts, and development as families and schools work together to promote smooth transitions and academic achievement. The volume...