Developmental

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593577639Author Ruth WhippmanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence of many self-processes, including self-esteem. She also addresses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593420966Author Devorah HeitnerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

What is the role of parents, peers and teachers in shaping school experiences and informing the career choice of males and females? Does the school context matter, and to what extent do educational experiences influence young people's self-concept,...

Salman Akhtar presents three rich essays brimming with psychoanalytic theory on personality development and how such knowledge enhances treatment. Essay 1 starts at the earliest infancy and takes the reader all along the path past adolescence. It...

The Development of Children's Thinking offers undergraduate and graduate students in psychology and other disciplines an introduction to several core areas of developmental psychology. It examines recent empirical research within the context of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975425060Author Retirement Coaches Association MembersFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Robert LauraPublisher Robert LauraWeight(grams)...

This book sets out the psychological basis of musical development in children and adults. The study has two major objectives: to review the research findings, theories and methodologies relevant to the developmental study of music; and to offer a...

For almost a century, educational theory and practice have been influenced by the view of behavioural psychologists that learning is synonymous with behaviour change. In this book, the authors argue for the practical importance of an alternate view, that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307731685Author Gregory JantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A...

The teasing, squabbling, competition, and ferocious fights of brothers and sisters can drive any parent to frantic desperation. At the same time, Drs. Brazelton and Sparrow point out, siblings are learning from one another and deep, close relationships...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547248035Author Richard WeissbourdFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Cengage Learning, IncWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm)...

What do young children, as they grow from infancy to childhood, understand of others and of their social world? How does this understanding change, and what influences its development? The Beginnings of Social Understanding draws on detailed studies of...

This Element overviews recent research on children's adjustment to adoption and its relevance for key questions addressed in developmental science. First, a historical perspective on trends in adoption practice and adoptive family life is offered...

Do humans start life with the capacity to detect and mentally represent the objects around them? Or is our object knowledge instead derived only as the result of prolonged experience with the external world? Are we simply able to perceive objects by...

Winner of the Eleanor Maccoby Book Award"This engaging and well-written book is a significant advance in our understanding of when and how mentoring matters...[It] lays the foundations for an approach to mentoring that is both rigorous and rich in new...

This authoritative manual presents an accessible 18-step program widely used by clinicians working with challenging teens. Steps 1-9 comprise parent training strategies for managing a broad range of problem behaviors, including those linked to...

This book offers clear best-practice guidelines for the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. It discusses both the rising rates of autism and the growing need for appropriate, effective treatments and services. The book examines measures and methods...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385425766Author Peggy OrensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

Written for parents, teachers, and others who live or work with teenagers, this science-based guide describes how you can become a confident 'decision mentor.' Learn to support young people in making good decisions for themselves. Treating decision...

In this visit to the wonderland of children's imaginative, make-believe play, readers are be exposed to both a general, bird's-eye view of the whole of this fascinating realm, and to a closer look at its diverse regions. This volume examines the...

With a unique focus on inquiry, Thinking Critically About Child Development presents 74 claims related to child development for readers to examine and think through critically. Author Jean Mercer and new co-authors Stephen Hupp and Jeremy Jewell use...

Sleep and ADHD begins with an overview of sleep (normal sleep, sleep cues, developmental phases, etc.) and continues with the epidemiology of ADHD and sleep problems, including medical issues (e.g. sleep apnea), parasomnias, behavioral insomnias (i.e...

The respective authors are some of the leading developmental scholars of this time, and are also major proponents of the theoretical traditions they address...- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThis is a first-rate volume that makes a unique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941529287Author James BarazFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 154mm *...

Written in an accessible style, Motor Learning and Performance, 6th Edition enables students to appreciate high-level skilled activity and understand how such performances happen. The text builds a conceptual model of factors that can influence motor...

How do I implement effective strategies for treating traumatic stress in this particular child or adolescent?Clinical Exercises for Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents combines guidance for personalizing and implementing effective...

Packed with the latest research and vivid examples, Sigelman and Rider's LIFE-SPAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 10th edition, equips you with a solid understanding of the overall flow of development and the key transformations that occur in each period of the life...

While the period of transition from adolescence to adulthood has become a recent focus for developmental psychologists and child mental health practitioners, the full role of the family during this period is only beginning to be explored. Many compelling...

Launching Palgrave's interdisciplinary Professional Keywords series, this reader-friendly reference guide distils the study of attachment into digestible, yet authoritative, chunks. With over 60 alphabetized entries, it is the perfect introduction to the...

This open access book brings together current childhood research and contemporary ethical theory to draw attention to how children depend upon a scope of action for risky play for their mental and physical development. In many countries, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621481836Author Peter SelgFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385341981Author E.D. HirschFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bantam Doubleday DellPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781413436273Author PhD Clark E MoustakasFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451664287Author Carolyn DalglieshFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

This is the authoritative presentation of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC), the widely disseminated, evidence-based home-visiting intervention for parents of infants who have experienced adversity, such as homelessness, neglect, or...

Art Therapy Practices for Resilient Youth highlights the paradigm shift to treating children and adolescents as "at-promise" rather than "at-risk." By utilizing a strength-based model that moves in opposition to pathology, this volume presents a...

Alongside the world of everyday reality, the young child develops a rich imaginary world of child art, make-believe play, imaginary friends, fairy tales and magic. This book charts the imaginative development of children, conveying the importance of...

Over the course of his esteemed career, he has received funding for hundreds of key studies in the US and abroad on normal and abnormal infant and child development-including his Mutual Regulation Model and Still-Face Paradigm, which revolutionized our...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical phenomenon of pica. It focuses specifically on the disorder as it presents in children, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID). Initial...