Children's Studies

From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and...

Girls today are motivated and hardworking. In school, they regularly outperform boys. But beneath the confident and strong exteriors of many girls lies a brittle sense of self. Girls are much more likely to experience anxiety and depression than boys,...

A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20% new material, Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys includes some startling new research on what helps - and what harms - boys. ...

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy soon uncovers how dangerous their...

A reassuring, fact-packed book for girls on what to expect when growing up. From Dr Emily MacDonagh, OK! magazine's popular Health and Parenting Columnist. Dr Emily talks about the physical and emotional changes of puberty in a simple and friendly way...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544547978Author Aaron StuppleFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Conjecture InstitutePublisher Conjecture InstituteWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way ... Damian is just seven when he is taken in by foster carer Cathy Glass. His mother, Rachel, loves her three young children dearly, but she is vulnerable, naive...

Make a difference to classroom learning with this textbook, written for the CACHE qualification by highly respected and experienced author Louise Burnham.-Develop your skills as a teaching assistant with coverage of all units in the new CACHE...

Master the knowledge and skills you need to obtain the new work-based CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) qualification.Written by bestselling author and early years expert Penny Tassoni, this is the only textbook...

Help students develop the vital skills they need to achieve their best in the T Level exams with this brand-new Exam Practice Workbook.- Review and consolidate knowledge, with varied recall activities for every topic that help students retrieve...

Make real progress with the brand-new, updated edition of this introductory guide. Written in easy-to-read language, this guide has a refreshed design, updated tasks and activities, and a focus on matching and signposting the specification.Suitable for...

Unlock your full potential with this revision guide that will guide you through the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the Education and Early Years T Level core exams.- Plan your own revision and focus on the areas you need to revise with key...

The doctor who taught millions how to take charge of their own lives. . now reveals how to help kids take charge of their own happiness! All parents have the same dream for their children - that they grow up happy, healthy, self-reliant, and confident in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984871407Author Doreen Lenz HolteFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint HoltePublisher HolteWeight(grams) 171gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 7mm

Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys was a global phenomenon. The first book in a generation to look at boys' specific needs, parents loved its clarity and warm insights into their sons' inner world. But today, things have changed. It's girls that are in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838889982Author Joanna FortuneFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm

*NOW UPDATED WITH EXTRA MATERIAL*The boy who fled Afghanistan and endured a terrifying journey in the hands of people smugglers is now a young man intent on changing the world. His story is a deeply harrowing and incredibly inspiring tale of our times...

Kindness has the power to change the world. This rhyming book offers adults and children the opportunity to discuss being on both the giving and receiving end of kindness It's not just what we say, it's what we do too!!Book InformationISBN...

Be inspired to enhance classroom learning with this textbook, by highly respected and experienced author Louise Burnham.-Build your learning support skills with guidance tailored to the extensive new CACHE qualification due to launch in January 2018-Gain...

Choose your favourite vehicle and LET'S GO! Join all the busy animals as they zoom around in every kind of vehicle you can imagine, vibrantly illustrated by the talented Katie Abey. Is that a cheeky monkey flying a plane? And did I see a llama riding...

Trust highly experienced author, Miranda Walker to guide you through the refreshed Cambridge National Level 1/Level 2 in Child Development (for first teaching in September 2022). This brand-new edition will strengthen your understanding of the content...

A reassuring, fact-packed book for boys on what to expect when growing up. From Dr Emily MacDonagh, practising NHS doctor and OK! magazine's popular Health and Parenting Columnist. Dr Emily talks about the physical...

'This book is the 'bible' for anyone who wants to understand the blessings and the curses of growing up multiculturally' -Wm. Paul Young, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The ShackIn this third edition of the ground-breaking, global classic,...

With this deeply influential book, which is now internationally recognised as a classic study of childhood and its social significance, Professor Erikson has made an outstanding contribution to the study of human behaviour. Drawing on psychoanalytical...

Exam board: CACHELevel: 3Subject: Early Years and Child CareFirst teaching: 2015First exams: Various datesHelp your students master the knowledge and skills they need for the new CACHE Level 3 Award, Certificate and Diploma in Childcare & Education...

From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. He is one of more than 20...

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even...

The president has some VERY important documents to sign at Dublin Castle, but without his glasses, how will he do it? Luckily, the presidential pigeon knows exactly what's happened and follows the presidential car to Dublin Castle, taking in a bird's...

How to help your child with mental illness through partnering, not parenting.Never Let Go is a supportive and practical guide for parents looking after a child with a mental illness. Suzanne Alderson understands the agonising struggle of bringing a child...

A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. The author draws on an extraordinary range of sources to analyze both the normative concept of childhood-literary and...

From the world-renowned authority and internationally bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person, comes an indispensable guide for the significant number of parents who are unusually attuned to their children. The Highly Sensitive...

Evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the sixteenth, but with particular emphasis on later medieval England. Moving on from the legacy of Aries, these essays address evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the...

Camping in the garden, riding bikes through the woods, climbing trees, collecting bugs, picking wildflowers, running through piles of autumn leaves... These are the things childhood memories are made of. But for a whole generation of today's children the...

Develop the vital skills students need to achieve the best results possible in their Child Development exams, with this expert-written Exam Practice Workbook.Written by an experienced author, this write-in Exam Practice Workbook:- Actively develops the...

From the bestselling creator of the 'give & get back' series, a beautifully designed guided journal that invites our grandfathers to record the story of their lives, creating a personal keepsake for generations to comeGrandad, Tell Me contains all the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734516227Author Linda K MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Linda K. MurphyPublisher Linda K. MurphyWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

This book presents a sensitive account of the challenges faced by adult children when making difficult decisions about care for and with their ageing parents in later life. It offers new insights into the practical, emotional and physical effects that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955882746Author Pat CravenFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Freedom PublishingPublisher Freedom PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683734673Author Paris Goodyear-BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint PESI Publishing, Inc.Publisher PESI Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams)...

This encouraging book by author Paul David Tripp offers 366 readings, adapted to help teenagers trust God and rely on his grace each and every day.About the AuthorPaul David Tripp (DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a pastor, an award-winning...