Developmental

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What can the study of young monkeys and apes tell us about the minds of young humans? In this fascinating introduction to the study of primate minds, Juan Carlos Gomez identifies evolutionary resemblances-and differences-between human children and other...

In this compelling book, prominent investigators Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver review the state of the science of attachment-based interventions in psychotherapy and beyond. They critically evaluate a range of programs that aim to strengthen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913494537Author Christopher ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Karnac BooksPublisher Karnac BooksWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm...

Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, author of the Eat Right 4 Your Type series-with more than two million copies in print-has developed a brand-new, targeted plan for fighting the effects of advancing years. With specific tools unavailable anywhere else, here is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692108932Author Judy Rosenberg Ph DPage Count 192Imprint Be the Cause Healing Human DisconnectPublisher Be the Cause Healing Human Disconnect

In a nation where an estimated 25 percent of high-school seniors use illegal substances on a monthly basis, parents are wise to be concerned about setting their children on a drug-free course. While much advice handed out these days focuses on teen...

In this volume the authors have brought together a group of leading researchers from various disciplines to explore the complex, interdisciplinary subject of adoption. David Brodzinsky has conducted one of the largest studies of adopted children in the...

What does it mean to think of children as social subjects and how should we go about studying childhood in society? Childhood is a key site where children come to understand themselves as particular kinds of people, not only as individuals but also as...

Are you concerned or frustrated with the choices your child makes when it comes to their peer groups, study habits, and use of social media? Do you feel your child is pushing you away and your connection is weakening? Are you unsure of the next...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440506812Author L AmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 147Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Overcoming the Odds looks closely at the lives of an ethnically diverse group of 505 men and women who were born in 1955 on the Hawaiian island of Kauai and who have been monitored from the prenatal period through early adulthood by psychologists,...

Writing is challenging for the majority of learners. For students with language problems, difficulties with written expression are considered one of the most common learning challenges. There is much to learn about the ways in which oral language skills...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904881209Author Simone T Costa ErikssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Summertime PublishingPublisher Summertime PublishingWeight(grams)...

Since the publication of Dr. Leonard Shengold's highly acclaimed book Soul Murder in 1989, issues of child abuse have become the subject of much public debate. Now Dr. Shengold offers his latest reflections on the circumstances in which the willful abuse...

Moral Development and Reality explores the nature of moral development, human behavior, and social interconnections. The exploration elucidates the full range of moral development, from superficial perception to a deeper understanding and feeling through...

How does cognition develop in infants, children and adolescents? This handbook presents a cutting-edge overview of the field of cognitive development, spanning basic methodology, key domain-based findings and applications. Part One covers the...

Understanding Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiance Disorder offers parents, caregivers and practitioners a concise, accessible introduction to the science behind CD and ODD and popular treatments, together with practical advice on how to approach...

How to Raise Black Kids in a Racist World#1 New Release in Teacher Resources and Student LifeRaising Confident Black Kids includes everything Black and multi-racial families need to know to raise empowered, confident children. From the realities of...

With contributions from prominent experts, this pragmatic book takes a close look at the nature of complex psychological trauma in children and adolescents and the clinical challenges it presents. Each chapter shows how a complex trauma perspective can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190057657Author Professor of Psychology Philippe RochatFormat HardbackPage Count 182Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University...

An antidote to our stressed-out mother culture, MotherStyles validates the notion that good mothering comes in many styles and explains how understanding how you most often react to your child and why is the most important step toward working through...

Stress, Risk, and Resilience in Children and Adolescents recognizes the complexity of the developmental processes that impact on coping and resilience and the importance of sociocultural factors. In this respect, the relation between a stressor and an...

The volume's topic was chosen in part because of the rapidly growing salience of dyadic research perspectives in developmental psychology, but also in social psychology and in fields such as communication and family studies. It provides the most complete...

This book will help parents understand and cope with the obstacles they face in raising a gifted child, and help them make the best choices for their son's or daughter's growth and happiness.While it can be rewarding to raise an extremely bright child --...

Many nonverbal behaviors-smiling, blushing, shrugging-reveal our emotions. One nonverbal behavior, gesturing, exposes our thoughts. This book explores how we move our hands when we talk, and what it means when we do so.Susan Goldin-Meadow begins with an...

This book presents cutting-edge research on adult attachment together with a complete overview of the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP), the authors' validated developmental assessment. In addition to identifying attachment classification...

In a companion volume to their highly acclaimed book Overcoming the Odds, Emmy E. Werner and Ruth S. Smith continue their longitudinal study of approximately five hundred men and women who were born in 1955 on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. A third of...

In the first decade of life, children become bilingual in different language learning environments. Many children start learning two languages from birth (Bilingual First Language Acquisition). In early childhood hitherto monolingual children start...

Give your child the best start in life with this fun, practical book. Packed with simple play activities to do with your child - there is one for every week from birth to age five - 'Fun Start' will help you maximize his or her emotional, intellectual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307886859Author Paul BloomFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Nurturing Babies explores the key processes behind how a child's mind and body develop in their first year, underpinned by the latest research in the fields of child development, psychology, health and well-being. It shows how the choices practitioners...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593736166Author Janet LansburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Rodale BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Equipping school and child psychologists, and neuropsychologists with critical information on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and Academic Learning offers guidance on assessment tools, interventions, and current...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641375023Author Holly WoodsFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Do you fear that growing old means being trapped in a body filled with aches, pains, sags, and losses? Too many of us do-especially women. Though our youth-obsessed society is partly to blame, Dr. Susan Sands explains there is a deeper and unrecognized...

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