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Originally published in 1986, the research in Event Knowledge was designed to explore how young children’s knowledge of their everyday world – its spatial-temporal structure, the people and objects that occupy it, and their activities – is organized and...

This book shares how movement is deeply connected to early learning, offering 50 activities that focus on young children's growth and development.Young children don't just move to develop their bodies-they move to develop their brains. Move More, Learn...

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This book offers various perspectives on children’s spirituality and its relation to life and values education from diverse socio-cultural and educational contexts. It brings together a collection of select research articles that were published over a...

Drawing from philosophy, religion, biology, behavioral and social sciences, and the arts, The Routledge International Handbooks of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volumes I and II, present cutting-edge scholarship about the...

This book provides K-8 educators with practical, research-based guidance for implementing-and advocating for!-risky play at school.Children are naturally drawn to risky play-taking physical chances, seeking excitement, and satisfying curiosity-and are...

This book provides K-8 educators with practical, research-based guidance for implementing-and advocating for!-risky play at school.Children are naturally drawn to risky play-taking physical chances, seeking excitement, and satisfying curiosity-and are...

Providing a concise introduction to the mental health topics of greatest concern to adolescents, this encyclopedia helps readers understand mental disorders and the importance of psychological well-being.Addressing mental illness and prioritizing...

This book offers multidisciplinary and inclusive perspectives on children and young people’s spirituality and its research in diverse socio-cultural contexts. It brings together a collection of select research articles that were published over a period...

Originally published in 1983, Play is a Feeling is an exploration of the world of childhood, those first discoveries of sensation, movement, language and surroundings that are an essential part of the process through which children learn and develop...

Originally published in 1982, Emotion and Early Interaction is a collection of papers by investigators who had been attempting to integrate emotion and interaction processes in early development. None professed to have all the answers, yet each paper...

This comprehensive book reveals how guided play-the sweet spot at which child agency meets adult intention-creates optimal conditions for deep learning while addressing required standards.The authors present a practical, three-part framework that shows...

Originally published in 1928, Difficulties in Child Development was written, according to the author, as 'a response to many inquiries concerning a source of practical information relating to the development and upbringing of little children from a...

First published in 1931, The Nature and Treatment of Stammering looks at the theories and causes of stammering as they were understood at the time. It looks at the various treatments available, exposing those 'quack' remedies that are unlikely to work...

Originally published in 1939, it was only recently that serious study and attention had been given to disorders of speech and there was a growing demand for books dealing with the subject. Abnormal Speech deals concisely with the aetiology of the varied...

Echoes of Childhood: The Foundational Role of Child Analysis in Adult Analytic Work explores how techniques developed in child psychoanalysis open new depth and flexibility in the treatment of adults. Far from being a specialized niche, child analytic...

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides a perceptive and engaging overview of theories in child and adolescent psychology, uniquely combining traditional scientific perspectives with critical (postmodern) approaches. This new...

Originally published in 1983, the papers in this volume were first presented at an international symposium "The Development of Language and Communication in the Blind Child" held in 1981 in Germany. The topic although specialized, had importance within...

This important book combines insights from disciplines as diverse as developmental psychopathology, pediatrics, and public policy to offer a detailed description of the impact of global crises such as armed conflict, climate change, and environmental...

Developmental and Behavioral Complexities in Children provides students and young professionals with an understanding of childhood mental health and developmental diagnoses through a series of qualitative vignettes alongside descriptions of clinical...

Originally published in 1988, The Mastery of Reason is, on one level, a study of children's cognitive development. It engages with debates about the 'individual' and the 'social context' in accounts of children's mathematical development at the time...

In hospitals in the 1970s there was considerable variation in the nature of hospital environments experienced by newborns and their parents. The effects of such experiences are of great interest to researchers concerned with infant development and...

Originally published in 1983, the main aim of this volume was to suggest new ways of conceptualizing human development and new domains of theorizing and engaging in practice for those who were vitally concerned with the nature and value of human beings...

Key Topics in Children's Emotional Development explores how children express, understand, and manage their emotions. From infancy to young adulthood, the book examines how young people develop feelings such as happiness, fear, anger, sadness, and...

Children and Their Development examines how scientists conduct research in the field and shows how that knowledge can be applied to help children and families. Author Robert Kail explores the theory, research and contemporary applications of child...

First published in 1983, Helping Young Children with Behaviour Difficulties aims to help all teachers involved with groups of young children to deal constructively with any behaviour problems they may encounter in their daily work. The book provides...

Primary-secondary school transitions mark a pivotal developmental milestone in children's and their supporters' lives. This accessible guide distils international research and practical insights into a reader-riendly resource focused on how parents,...

Volume one in a two-volume series exploring self-initiated movement in early childhood. Paediatric physical therapist Jane Swain considers its influence on motor development and the development of the four foundational senses.

In a world shaped by likes, followers, and algorithms, what does it mean to be a child and what does it mean to raise one? This book explores how the meaning and value of children have shifted in the digital era, where visibility often replaces intimacy,...

All too often heterosexual first-time parents are treated as the unmarked norm within research on reproduction. First-Time Parenting Journeys maps out what it means to be situated within the norm, while providing a critical account of how social norms...

Arminda Aberastury's Theory and Technique of Child Analysis contains a selection of original chapters written by Arminda Aberastury that are each accompanied by a commentary from leading contemporary child analysts to show the continuing global relevance...

This comprehensive and accessible book introduces child development in the first three years of life. Organized chronologically, the book explores three developmental stages-newborn (birth-3 months), infant (4-17 months), and child (18-36 months)...

In the intricate landscape of childhood emotional and behavioral challenges, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) stands as one of the most daunting. Characterized by intense irritability and explosive outbursts, DMDD can transform the journey...

This book is about relationship, about building rapport and understanding between parents and teenagers at a stage when it's easy for relationships to crumble or sour. It's also about behaviour: tricky adolescent behaviour but also our own (perhaps...

First published in 1948, Modern Child Psychology intends to give a summarised account of the most important work on child psychology back in the 1940s. A vast amount of careful research on the problems and the progress of development has been undertaken...

This guide introduces applied antiracist developmental science and developmental frameworks that have been comprehensively integrated with antiracist principles. It underscores the importance of viewing child and adolescent development-related work...

This book provides the research, education, and structure required for conceptualizing the therapeutic treatment of children ages 12 and under who present with a range of problematic sexual behaviors. This resource includes a literature review,...

Utilizing narrative storytelling, this user-friendly guide describes the principles of early relational health with direct application to day-to-day work with infants and parents. Practitioners on the front lines often feel great pressure to know "what...

The Crucial Years is a comprehensive, scientifically-driven and shame-free guide for all parents of children entering, or already going through, early-onset puberty in today's world, addressing the factors that kids are facing earlier than ever before,...

Now in its second edition, this practical handbook assesses global developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders in young children. Explaining diagnostic, support, and treatment services available for children and their families, this volume...