Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrainedWe use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways.
Notes from a Child Psychologist features ten composite case studies based on the authors work over three decades as a psychologist for children and adolescents.
In the 1980s work with elderly people was making up an increasing proportion of the workload of speech therapists, due to the overall increase in the elderly population.
The revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation.
From an international expert on infant-parent communication, a rich and accessible gift book on baby "e;language,"e; gorgeously illustrated with forty black-and-white photographs.
The first book of its kind, Parenting Psychoanalysed: Letters to a Parent collates the musings of a thoughtful group of psychoanalysts with a series of candid letters, each addressing the aspect of parenthood they most want to share and what they wish they knew before becoming a parent.
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.
This engaging, authoritative text synthesizes a vast body of research on how young children develop the ability to understand, express, and manage their emotions, as well as the impact of these capacities on relationships, school readiness, and overall well-being.
A collection of essays on human development in different cultural contexts honouring the work of eminent cross-cultural psychologist, Çiğdem Kağitçibaşi.
Explores the formative effects of children''s early life experiences, with an emphasis on interactions among neurodevelopmental, behavioral and cultural dynamics.
A collection of essays on human development in different cultural contexts honouring the work of eminent cross-cultural psychologist, Çiğdem Kağitçibaşi.
In this book, leading behavioral scientists describe advances in research on regulatory influences that govern the development of childhood behavior problems.
Explores the formative effects of children''s early life experiences, with an emphasis on interactions among neurodevelopmental, behavioral and cultural dynamics.
