Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Thoroughly covering the why and how of validity testing with children and adolescents, this book is edited and written by leaders in the field.

The Oxford Handbook of Metamemory investigates the human ability to evaluate and control learning and information retrieval processes.

First published in English 1968, in this volume Paul Fraisse begins with history, looking at the evolution of experimental psychology, starting with its origins.

This Element looks at how we can better understand young children''s perspectives by listening to their voices in multiple ways.

Speech Perception and Spoken Word Recognition features contributions from the field's leading scientists, and covers recent developments and current issues in the study of cognitive and neural mechanisms that take patterns of air vibrations and turn them 'magically' into meaning.

Jane Teverson expertly explains how counselling theory can be used by parents throughout the child's life, from infancy to adolescence, and makes a case for compassionate parenting.

Currently enrolling approximately 900,000 poor children each year, Head Start has served 25 million children and their families since it was established 44 years ago.

Positive psychology focuses on building strengths and developing creative and positive thinking in order to boost happiness, well-being and achievement.

This book is about the lives of 11-year-old children growing up in a Midlands city in the late '60s and early '70s.

This book examines attachment-informed parent coaching to address emotional and behavioral problems of young children.

This book addresses an important and relatively neglected topic in the scientific literature: individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have dealings with the legal system.

This book explores how speech and language therapists can use a wide range of multi-modal therapy techniques to elicit speech sound.

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, and public health.

This volume focuses on context considerations in family-school partnership research.

This book compares the beginning of symbolic thought in human infancy with that of our close primate relatives, the chimpanzees.

What is it that accounts for the differences between musical beginners, advanced music makers, and world class performers?

Brain, Mind, and Developmental Psychopathology in Childhood, part of the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions' book series "e;Working with Children & Adolescents"e; edited by Elena Garralda and Jean-Philippe Raynaud, aims to help advance knowledge on the connections between brain, mind, and development psychopathology in children and young people, an area of high relevance across different contexts around the world.

Languages and Languaging in Deaf Education offers a profound vision for deaf education and studies, as author Ruth Swanwick offers bold contributions towards a new pedagogical framework.

This book offers a comprehensive look at the philosophy and history of education, going beyond traditional educational foundations books.

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of developmental psychology, from the pre-scientific era to the present day.

This book summarizes the latest research on the origins of language, with a focus on the process of evolution and differentiation of language.

Brain Lateralization and Developmental Disorders provides a comprehensive review of key findings and speculations from previous research on atypical cerebral lateralization in the most common neurodevelopmental disorders: stuttering, dyslexia, autism and intellectual disability.

This volume is a guide to using the Relational Literacy Curriculum with children in grades 2-5.

Cyber-bullying, sexting, and the effects that violent video games have on children are widely discussed and debated.

Grounded in attachment theory and trauma, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is an evidence-based, effective, and empirically validated treatment for complex trauma and disorders of attachment.

First Published in 1986.

Children can and do survive cancer; the last decade has seen many major advancements in treatment.

Using quantitative research, this volume investigates the characteristics, problems and trends of the automobile society in China's mega cities and large cities.

Die Pubertät: eine Zeit rascher und umfassender Veränderungen für die Eltern, die Jugendlichen und die Familie.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Originally published in 1932, Adolescent Girlhood set out to give a general view of the more everyday problems a girl might encounter during adolescence.

Originally published in 1991, this monograph presents pioneering work on the growth and development of triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets.

Writing is one of humankind's greatest inventions, and modern societies could not function if their citizens could not read and write.

Originally published in 1955, Toys, Play and Discipline in Childhood is an expansion and development of the author's earlier title Play and Toys in Early Years.

The purpose of this book is to promote the value of translanguaging in EFL teaching contexts.

Mirroring the roundtable discussions conducted at the 2020 Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) conference, this volume highlights the dialogic knowledge-building process critical to advancing middle level teaching and research.

This book provides a contemporary exploration of psychoanalytic theory and its application to therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer relationships, challenging heteronormative practice and introducing new perspectives on working with gender and sexual diversity.

First published in 1997.

Children take their first steps, speak their first words, and learn to solve many new problems seemingly overnight.

The field of education has experienced extraordinary technological, societal, and institutional change in recent years, making it one of the most fascinating yet complex fields of study in social science.

This textbook provides an up-to-date guide to theories within psychology and sociology relevant to understanding the major life transitions within adulthood and older age and demonstrates how they can be applied in practice.

The treatment described in this Therapist Guide is specifically designed for adolescents with panic disorder and agoraphobia.

This unique text covers the core research methods and the philosophical assumptions that underlie various strategies, designs, and methodologies used when researching cultural issues.

This accessible book explores what friendship is and why it's so important to our well-being and provides practical suggestions for teens and young adults wishing to experience deeper, more fulfilling connections.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Life-Long Impact explores how these experiences influence cognitive, behavioral and social experiences in adulthood.

The 'Get to Know Me' resources aim to support children, with those around them, who may have additional/special educational needs.