Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.

In the course of their researches for Mental Imagery in the Child (1971), the authors came to appreciate that action may be more conducive to the formation and conservation of images than is mere perception.

* How does complex trauma differ from trauma?

Cultural Realities of Being offers a dialogue between academic activity and everyday lives by providing an interface between several perspectives on human conduct.

Warum gehen Kinder und Jugendliche manchmal einfach nicht in die Schule?

This highly accessible and informative book offers practical strategies for the protection of children that all parents, teachers, and anyone involved in the life of a child will find indispensable.

Wann endet die Vergangenheit?

Disability and Child Sexual Abuse examines the ways in which society marginalises, institutionalises and places disabled children in situations of unacceptable risk, and how - as evidenced in the survivors' narratives - patterns of service delivery can contribute to the problem.

This highly anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Parenting brings together an array of field-leading experts who have worked in different ways toward understanding the many diverse aspects of parenting.

This important text offers data-rich guidelines for conducting culturally relevant and clinically effective intervention with Asian American families.

The testing and assessment of second language learners is an essential part of the language learning process.

This Element focuses on the environment and how it is implicated in children''s development.

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Letting Go of Perfect gives parents and teachers the guidance and support they need to help children break free of the anxieties and behaviors related to perfectionism.

In recent years, dating and romantic partners have been recognized as important peer relations within adolescence and research in this area is just emerging.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

Applied Developmental Psychology: Volume 3 is a collection of papers from different experts in the field of psychology in an attempt to put forth a vision of psychology as a developmental science through its applications in different studies.

Volume 44 of Advances in Child Development and Behavior includes chapters that highlight some the most recent research in the area of embodiment and epigenesis.

Understanding the factors that place an individual at greater risk of developing psychopathology has important implications for both treatment and prevention of psychological disorders.

The research on children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is extensive and growing.

Originally published in 1996.

Exploring both the intrapersonal (moral) and interpersonal (ethical) nature of death and dying in the context of their development (philosophical), Dying in a Transhumanist and Posthuman Society shows how death and dying have been and will continue to be governed in any given society.

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

Visual disability (including blindness) is of major significance among the elderly, and since it is so crucial to the quality of life of the elderly, it is necessary for all professional staff concerned with old people to have an understanding of the subject.

Each child is spoken to by genetic heritage and by the rich current set of interactional environments -- familial, local community, and broader cultural voices.

The book examines the intersections of online learning theories and models in the current research literature for teaching in digital environments in postsecondary education.

Psychologists of varying theoretical persuasions have long held that social experiences are critical to normal developmental trajectories and that the lack of such experiences is worthy of compensatory attention.

As a practicing child psychiatrist and mother of three, Jodi Gold has a unique understanding of both the mind-boggling benefits and the serious downsides of technology.

This book describes the lives and personalities of 20 remarkable people from the past, who may well have had Asperger's syndrome (AS).

This is the first therapy book that focuses on clinical work with youth who construct queer identities (as differentiated from essentialized gay or lesbian identities).

Am Übergang vom Kindes- zum Jugendalter steigt die Häufigkeit von Cybermobbing stark an.

This innovative text presents an introduction to different facets of building and leading language education programs at the university level to meet the needs of students who are minority speakers of a heritage language (HL) - also known as community or home languages.

Volume I is the first of two volumes that document the three components of the CHILDES Project.

This special issue begins with an analysis of the pros and cons of freedom of the human condition achieved by West Indians' ability to have multiple identifications--to "e;play the field,"e; yet sustain a strong personal, participatory national identity.

This fully updated new edition of The Oxford Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment remains the leading reference for those seeking to understand and assess mental health in infants and young children.

The goal of Identity, Formation, Agency, and Culture is to lay the basis of a theory with which to better understand the difficulties and complexities of identity formation.

School Start Storybooks support language development in reception and Key Stage 1 aged children both in school and at home.

A negative effect of the ageing population is that more individuals are experiencing cognitive decline and some form of neurodegenerative disease.

Historically, research on spoken language testing dates back to the late 1920s with the majority of work starting around the time of World War II.

Psychology and Psychological Medicine for Nurses provides a survey of psychology and psychological medicine specifically tailored for the use of nurses who will take the examinations for the Certificate of General Nursing of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales.

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How do we get from helpless baby to knowing teenager?

The prevalence of trauma permeates America's families, and no one is immune to its impact.

Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School guides parents through the challenging and often unfamiliar landscape of raising kids who have been labeled with learning differences, including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, and more.

The purpose of this book, is to present a rather simple argument.

This contributed volume is a real "e;who is who"e; in Latin American psychology.

An entertaining, scientifically rigorous exploration of the social and biological effects of our wireless world The way we use i-technology is affecting our health and happiness.

This book teaches drama and immersive theatre-based activities for parents and professionals working with children and young people on the autism spectrum.