Child

Renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence.Parents have an...

An essential guide to understanding a child's emerging language from the first days of babbling through a five-year-old's mastery of reading.Book InformationISBN 9780393332391Author Diane McGuinnessFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint WW Norton &...

From a Harvard faculty member and oral language specialist, an invaluable guide that gives readers evidence-based tools and techniques to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with less conflict and more...

An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible...

Assessing Disorganized Attachment Behaviour in Children lays out an evidence-based model for working with and assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers: families whose extreme, erratic and disturbing behaviour can make them...

Never before has world-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller examined so persuasively the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body. Using the experiences of her patients along with the biographical stories of literary giants such as Virginia...

Right after "Is it a boy or a girl?" and "What's his/her name?," the next question people invariably ask new parents is "Are you getting any sleep?" Unfortunately, the answer is usually "Not much." In fact, studies show that approximately 25% of young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761511281Author H. Stephen GlennFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Prima Publishing,U.S.Publisher Prima Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Children and young people in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets their emotional and developmental needs.This book provides a model of care for traumatized children and young people, based on...

Soothe your child's anxiety and help them to develop emotional resilience for the future. The number of children suffering from anxiety is on the rise and most parents will readily admit that they feel ill prepared and lost for words when it comes to...

Between the age of two and five, a little girl nicknamed 'the Piggle' - seriously disturbed by the birth of a younger sister - visited Dr Winnicott on sixteen occasions. A verbatim account of her visits is accompanied by illuminating excerpts from...

Nurturing Attachments combines the experience and wisdom of parents and carers with that of professionals to provide support and practical guidance for foster and adoptive parents looking after children with insecure attachment relationships.It gives an...

From reviews of the hardback: "A fascinating book which deserves a wide audience." European Medical Journal "a very significant contribution to the field of evolutionary thinking on human psychology and culture." British Journal of...

"This book is a complete godsend for tired parents and children alike." - Melissa Hood, founder of The Parent Practice"This baby and child sleep guide is the perfect combination of accessible science, Mandy's years of experience and a mother's warmth." -...

A worry-busting guide to help 7+-year-olds calm anxious thoughts and fearsWorry is a part of being human, but high levels of stress and anxiety can hold your child back. Equipping children with coping strategies to tackle worries enables them to be their...

If a child is not meeting expected milestones it can be a source of great anxiety for parents and teachers. This forthright guide offers practical advice on how to recognize the signs of developmental delay, address difficulties effectively, and help the...

In this completely revised and updated edition, Deconstructing Developmental Psychology interrogates the assumptions and practices surrounding the psychology of child development, providing a critical evaluation of the role and contribution of...

We are seeing a generation of children and teens with excessively high levels of stress, and, as a result, an explosion of health problems in young people today. But few parents recognise the 'hidden stressors' that their children are struggling with...

Shortlisted for the 2021 Wolfson History Prize and a finalist for the 2021 Cundill History Prize Told for the first time from their perspective, the story of children who survived the chaos and trauma of the Holocaust-named a best history book of 2020...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593580950Author Cara NattersonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Rodale BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 550gDimensions(mm)...

Why character, confidence, and curiosity are more important to your child's success than academic results. The New York Times bestseller. For all fans of Oliver James or Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys, Raising Girls, and The Complete Secrets of Happy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911623144Author Katie FinningFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint RCPsych/Cambridge University PressPublisher RCPsych/Cambridge University...

Were you looking for the book with access to MyPsychLab? This product is the book alone, and does NOT come with access to MyPsychLab. Buy The Developing Child with MyPsychLab access card 13e (ISBN 9781447964247) if you need access to the MyLab as well,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062504364Author Robert A. JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint HarperSanFranciscoPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906289096Author Barbara SomersFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Archive PublishingPublisher Archive PublishingDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 18mm

Discover the inspirational coming-of-age memoir about modern poverty in Britain and the liberating power of education.'An astonishing tale, well structured and punchily told.' - Sunday Times'Impossible not to read in one sitting.' - Stylist, Best Books...

Attachment theory has become a key focus of both research and practice in understanding and treating psychological and social risk for marital and relationship problems, parenting and clinical disorders. In particular, adult attachment style is a key...

'Must the tyranny of the group rule us from cradle to grave? Absolutely not, says Todd Rose in a subversive and readable introduction to what has been called the new science of the individual ... Readers will be moved' Abigail Zuger, The New York...

The use of ultrasonic scans in pregnancy makes it possible to observe the fetus undisturbed in the womb. Dr Alessandra Piontelli has done what no one has done before: she observed eleven fetuses (three singletons and four sets of twins) in the womb using...

Karen Horney was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1885 and studied at the University of Berlin, receiving her medical degree in 1913. From 1914 to 1918 she studied psychiatry at Berlin-Lankwitz, Germany, and from 1918 to 1932 taught at the Berlin...

What is meant by 'spiritual care'? How can we assess and communicate the needs of a child in hospital effectively if we each have conflicting interpretations of 'spiritual'?This book proposes that we use a language of 'connectedness', which can fully...

A highly accessible resource for students and professionals as well as parents, Building the Bonds of Attachment presents a composite case study of one child's developmental course following years of abuse and neglect. Weaving theory and research into a...

Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this fully updated and revised edition of his classic playwork text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children's play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143115342Author Lindsey BielFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 135mm *...

Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children. The volume presents major findings from the Harvard Child...

The definitive work on a groundbreaking study, this essential volume provides a coherent picture of the complexity of development from birth to adulthood. Explicated are both the methodology of the Minnesota study and its far-reaching contributions to...

Make every moment with your child count. Tap into the psychology behind your child's behaviour and respond with confidence.Find out what your child really means when he or she says "Look what I've done!", "But, I'm not tired", or "You're embarrassing me"...

Friendless Childhoods Explain War uses the author's groundbreaking discoveries working with the UK's most dangerous offenders to cast an expert eye over international conflict. All such violence, he contends, is born of childhood experiences that lead to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781119396314Author Paul StallardFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)Publisher John Wiley and Sons...

Thomas Gilovich offers a wise and readable guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life.When can we trust what we believe-that "teams and players have winning streaks," that "flattery works," or that "the more people who agree, the more likely...