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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101905340Author Jane NelsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 437gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

This new edition is a thorough revision of the first edition. Drawing on both psychoanalysis and analytical psychology and on both Eastern and Western spiritual sources, the book maps the course of human development from the earliest stages of ego...

Self-harm is a growing problem in children and young people but it can be hard to understand and difficult to recognise.Responding to Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents will help professionals to understand self-harm and respond appropriately. It...

Organized around extended case illustrations-and grounded in cutting-edge theory and research-this highly regarded book shows how an attachment perspective can inform psychotherapeutic practice with patients of all ages. Karl Heinz Brisch explores the...

This important book considers what we know about test and exam anxiety, including how it is defined, its characteristics, how it can be identified, why and how it develops, and what can be done to support test-anxious students.Addressing the pressures of...

This book is the first to synthesise this exciting new area for undergraduates. Taking a topic-based approach, it emphasises the social contexts of development and the developmental aspects of social reasoning and social behaviour.About the AuthorKevin...

Put together by an outstanding author team, including many authors from the University of Northampton, An Introduction to Early Childhood is a much loved book that helps you explore all the major themes in early years education and care, while providing...

In a culture infatuated with youth and determined to avoid old age at all costs, this book dares to raise a question that has been all but forgotten in the age of Viagra and cosmetic surgery. What benefits might lie in accepting the aging process as...

A new edition of a classic textThis new edition of Human Development has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate recent developments in the field. New material is introduced on the development of a sense of self, the social self and moral...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546034131Author Tom WhiteheadFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Worthy BooksPublisher Worthy BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 140mm * 221mm * 20mm

Lowenfeld realised that 'Play' was the medium through which children worked out their emotional conflicts. She recognised that it was a cognitive process which could be analysed (in a non-Freudian way) to understand and deal with behaviour problems and...

The Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents, based in groundbreaking research from Jill Ehrenreich-May, David H. Barlow, and colleagues, suggest that there may be a simpler and more efficient...

Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of the twentieth century, scientists and laypeople answered this question by referring to two factors alone: our experiences and our genes. But recent discoveries about how genes work have...

Alice Miller has achieved worldwide recognition for her work on the causes and effects of child abuse; on violence towards children and its cost to society. For more than twenty years she taught and practised psychoanalysis; now she questions the...

For decades, new parents have relied on Dr. Brazelton's wisdom. But all "Brazelton babies" grow up. Now at last, the internationally famous pediatrician, in collaboration with an eminent child psychiatrist, has brought his unique insights to the "magic"...

Written for parents of children from toddlers to teens, this book gives parents a science-based plan to help their children grow up to be emotionally healthy adults. To build healthy and lasting parent-child relationships, parents need practical...

This highly practical book presents current developments in play therapy, including innovative applications for particular problems and populations. Contributors first discuss the latest ideas and techniques emerging from object relations, experiential,...

Breastfeeding is a globally recognized imperative for the preservation of infant health, and governments around the world have introduced breastfeeding promotion measures. While initiation rates have improved, duration rates at a few weeks or months...

Help children and teens with social-emotional and cognitive challenges develop critical new skills with this quick-guide to the popular DIRFloortime (R) model. Certified DIRFloortime (R) experts show parents and professionals how to promote skill...

The first love in our lives is our mother. Recognizing her face, her voice, the meaning of her moods, and her facial expressions is crucial to survival. Dr. Christine Ann Lawson vividly describes how mothers who suffer from borderline personality...

Silver Award Winner - Mumii Best Baby and Toddler Gear, Parenting Books.What is the value of our achievements without self esteem? Dr Holan Liang presents her practical approach to bringing up children from the inside out, setting aside exterior results...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767908726Author Elaine N. AronFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A...

An authoritative, up-to-date guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians and other professionals working with vulnerable and at-risk children Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for psychologists and...

D.W. Winnicott's remarkable books, including The Piggle, Home Is Where We Start From and The Child, Family and the Outside World (all published by Penguin) are still read, valued and argued with over thirty years after his death. Adam Phillips's short...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307345578Author Jane NelsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

This bestselling textbook provides social science students with an accessible introduction to neuroscience and the implications for our understandings of child development, considering the links between brain development and social and cultural issues. ...

This updated edition of The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy reflects the many changes in the profession. It includes: additional chapters on neuroscience, work with 'looked after children' and with foster parents, working in...

Practical support for how to overcome childhood traumaMany psychological and emotional problems faced by adults have their roots in childhood trauma, and this invaluable self-help guide offers advice and techniques based on cognitive behavioural therapy...

This book makes explicit connections between young children's spontaneous repeated actions, and their representations of their emotional worlds. Drawing on the literature on schemas, attachment theory and family contexts, the author takes schema theory...

Asha Phillips writes as both a child psychotherapist and a mother, using case studies as well as informal anecdotes from family and friends as illustrations. She strips away the negative associations surrounding the word 'no' and celebrates change and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062225931Author David FlinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams) 249g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780961307394Author Aletha Jauch SolterFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Shining Star PressPublisher Shining Star PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Ambition-the want, the hunger, the need to achieve-is woven into America's fabric from the first colonization to capitalism. From our first gold star assignment to acceptance at the "right" college to hustle and grinding our lives, we celebrate our...

This popular book provides a compelling introduction to thinking about childhood in rigorous and critical ways. Karen Wells offers a unique global perspective on children's lives, showing how the notion of childhood varies widely and is continuously...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385040204Author Dorothy BriggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

A collection of writings by leading developmental psychologist Patricia M Crittenden, highlighting her vast contribution to attachment theory and research. It includes her observation of compulsive A, coercive C, and combined A/C patterns; application of...

Daniel Stern's pathbreaking video-based research into the intimate complexities of mother-infant interaction has had an enormous impact on psychotherapy and developmental psychology. His minute analyses of the exchanges between mothers and babies have...

This enriching book describes the value of learning about the development of the human personality through the experience of observing a baby in the context of the family. It is distinctive in the field of infant observation literature, for it shows how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451497772Author Leonard SaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm)...

The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges-such as those diagnosed with autism...