Child Psychology category: 2885 books
Positive Relationships
Evidence Based Practice across the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Relationships are at the heart of our lives; at home with our families, with our friends, in schools and colleges, with colleagues at the workplace and in our diverse communities. The quality of these relationships determines our individual well-being, how well we learn, develop and function, our...
Scared Sick
The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
The first years of human life are more important than we ever realized. In Scared Sick, Robin Karr-Morse connects psychology, neurobiology, endocrinology, immunology, and genetics to demonstrate how chronic fear in infancy and early childhood- when we are most helpless-lies at the root of common diseases...
by R.M. Beard
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Happiness in Children
Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
This briefs summarizes the research on positive well-being in children, with a particular focus on their happiness. It starts with a discussion of the constructs of positive psychology (i.e., well-being, happiness and life satisfaction), and then outlines the research that shows the importance of...
Baby Hearts
A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Who says your baby can’t “talk” about his or her feelings? In fact, babies’ actions often speak louder than words! Understanding those actions–and responding appropriately to them–is the key to giving your child a head start to a healthy and happy future. Now the authors of the bestselling...
Digital Generations
Children, Young People, and the New Media
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Computer games, the Internet, and other new communications media are often seen to pose threats and dangers to young people, but they also provide new opportunities for creativity and self-determination. As we start to look beyond the immediate hopes and fears that new technologies often provoke,...
by Patricia Cohen, Jacob Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Arising from the Cohens' work on the epidemiology of childhood psychopathology, this book explores the two aspects of motivational structure--ideas and values--that underlie the development of maladaptive functioning and symptoms. The first aspect is a measure of what children admire in their peers;...
Parenting Young Athletes
Developing Champions in Sports and Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Parenting Young Athletes tells readers exactly how to enhance the well-being of their children, both on and off the athletic field/court. The latest information on child development, sport psychology, and sports medicine is translated into a practical “how-to” guide that assists parents in assuring...
The Rise of Homo Sapiens
The Evolution of Modern Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
The Rise of Homo sapiens provides an unrivalled interdisciplinary introduction to the subject of hominin cognitive evolution that is appropriate for general audiences and students in psychology, archaeology, and anthropology. The book includes chapters on neural anatomy, working memory, evolutionary...
Handbook of Mindfulness in Education
Integrating Theory and Research into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
This handbook addresses the educational uses of mindfulness in schools. It summarizes the state of the science and describes current and emerging applications and challenges throughout the field. It explores mindfulness concepts in scientific, theoretical, and practical terms and examines training...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2004
Changing Conceptions of Psychological Life is an interdisciplinary look at personal constructions of self. This book is a product of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society. The contributing authors constitute the original cast invited to speak on the theme of how individuals come to construe...
Cognitive Aging
A Primer
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
As our society ages, the topic of cognitive aging is becoming increasingly important. This volume provides an accessible overview of how the cognitive system changes as a function of normal aging.
Building on the successful first edition, this volume provide an even more comprehensive coverage...
by George McCloskey, Lisa A. Perkins, Bob Van Diviner
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
In Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties, McCloskey, Perkins, and Diviner provide a unique blend of theory, research, and practice that offers clinicians an overarching framework for the concept of executive functions (EFs) in educational settings. The conceptual model of...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
This book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Featuring 24 revised and updated chapters from the International Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2007), readers are introduced to the way the majority of the world’s adolescents...