Children's Studies

In Spoilt Rotten, social commentator Theodore Dalrymple (Our Culture or What is Left of It, 2009) grinds his axe at our sentimentality-centric culture where feelings have become the yardstick of everything we do: safe driving, education, taking of...

The first history of childhood in Tudor England "Tudor Children is social history at its best. . . . By connecting with our own history as children, Orme invites us to embrace a new way of engaging with the past."-Joanne Paul, Times (UK) What was it...

Adolescence is recognised as a turbulent period of human development. Along with the physical changes of puberty, adolescents undergo significant transformations in the way they think, act, feel and perceive the world. The disruption that is manifest in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513613109Author Michael OrwigFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Movement PublishingPublisher Movement PublishingWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345442895Author Michael ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm)...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a true story of two deeply troubled boys both in need of a loving home. This is the sixth title in the series. The Watsons are astonished when they answer their front door to find their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940322691Author Iona OpieFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams) 475gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628372113Author Kristine Henriksen GarrowayFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643436753Author Sarah R MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Ponds Reads PressPublisher Ponds Reads PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Throughout our country, atrocities are taking place in doctor's offices and hospital operating rooms. Physically healthy children and adolescents are being permanently disfigured and sometimes sterilized. Those youth say they're transgender, and we-their...

This practical resource demonstrates how all clinicians can broaden and enhance their work with children by integrating drawing into therapy. The book enables therapists to address the multidimensional aspects of children's art without resorting to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439194157Author Arthur FleischmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

How do practitioners step up to the professional challenge of keeping children safe? Leading author Harry Ferguson draws on his own research, personal experience and real-life case studies to challenge the way we think about child protection. This highly...

With the proposed development of the 'youth professional' and the consolidation of graduate professional qualifications, this is an important time for youth work. This book sets out the current state of debate about youth work for those considering, or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783656837701Author Stephanie ScheckFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Grin VerlagPublisher Grin VerlagWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 2mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683732136Author Kristina HallettFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint PESI PublishingPublisher PESI PublishingWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

The first one thousand days of human life, or the period between conception and age two, is one of the most pivotal periods of human development. Optimizing nutrition during this time not only prevents childhood malnutrition but also determines future...

This book is the ideal introduction to counselling and supporting children and young people. Taking a person-centred approach, Mark Prever offers readers a clear understanding of the theory and practice of working with children and young people in...

Deliver a detailed and focused Child Development course with the 7th edition of this textbook from Pamela Minett, designed to cover all the relevant topics in concise and highly illustrated chapters. - Quickly access individual topic areas with concise,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683731221Author Janine HalloranFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint PESI Publishing & MediaPublisher PESI Publishing & MediaWeight(grams)...

Rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are pillars on which early learning is based. Freya Jaffke applies these simple principles in practical and sensible ways.She describes children's play in a Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten setting,...

The Criminalisation and Exploitation of Children in Care explores the results of a recent qualitative study, which focused on multi-agency responses to children and young people in residential and foster care who were at risk of criminalisation and/or...

An insight into new ways of becoming a parent by a world-leading expert. Families come in all shapes and sizes: from the nuclear two-parent two-child unit to gay families, trans families, single parents, and babies conceived using donor eggs, sperm, or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995320802Author Janine TooleFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Happy Frog PressPublisher Happy Frog PressWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Feminists Researching Gendered Childhoods charts the evolving nature of feminist theory and research methods in childhood studies and the generative potential this holds for researchers, academics and educators to continue to push ideas and practices...

A prince who was lost for wordsA sister who worried far too muchA brother who walked differently through the worldA girl who had to be seen to be believedJoin Krish and Miriam Kandiah on another adventure through 10 retellings of stories from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544104402Author Paul ToughFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 201mm...

A practical guide for clinicians working with children and young people under the age of eighteen that focuses on essential elements of children's mental health law, a complex area that is often poorly understood.A practical guide to children's mental...

This is a comprehensive look at the events leading up to the death of Baby P. A recent investigation has found that there was poor communication between authorities, a repeated failure to take into account the child's history and inaccurate documentation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692088586Author Colleen BeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint OT ToolboxPublisher OT ToolboxWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 9mm

Notes from a Child Psychologist features ten composite case studies based on the author's work over three decades as a psychologist for children and adolescents. Dr. Propp takes readers through a patient's treatment intervention in session-by-session...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786886579Author Joann DeakFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 24mm

Discover the heart-warming and uplifting story of a Glasgow tenement urchin finding her way against adversityBorn during the Second World War in Glasgow, Christine Fraser was her mother's eighth child.Growing up with her siblings in a tiny flat, learning...

"Arranged alphabetically, core ideas about 'Agency' and 'Development' through to 'Socialisation' and 'Youth' are explained in straightforward language, with a concise introduction to key theoretical debates, as well as up to date references." ...

A gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew up in its care - the author's own mother.'Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the...

A proven framework for helping children become caring, confident, and resilient In All Feelings Welcome, Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen, early childhood experts and founders of the Slumberkins brand of characters supporting emotional learning,...

A step-by-step guide to answering your kids' toughest questions "When people die, where do they go?""Why is her skin darker than mine?""But how does the baby get in there?"Don't panic. While we know that the first step to connecting deeply with our kids...

What was it really like growing up in the 1940s? There are tales of being dragged from bombed out homes and of watching dog fights in the skies above. Of evacuation and a clash of cultures between city centre kids and their country cousins. All endured...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. It's time to celebrate boys. Against the backdrop of a growing national conversation about how to raise sons to become good people, Kate T. Parker is leading the way by turning her lens on boys. Author of the bestselling...

Current global estimates of children engaged in warfare range from 200,000 to 300,000. Children's roles in conflict range from armed and active participants to spies, cooks, messengers, and sex slaves. Child Soldiers in the Age of Fractured States...