Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Compiling various strands of the dis/enchantment with development discourse in contemporary South Asia, with specific focus on the cases from India, this edited book brings together anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and historians to refresh the understanding of development.

In Primary Love, Dr.

Do the emotional responses of students and to traumatic conflict constitute insurmountable obstacles in peace education efforts?

Originally published in 1983, in the two decades prior to publication, specialised neonatal units for the treatment of sick or preterm babies had been set up in most major neonatal centres.

Flynn contributes to the emerging field of childhood studies in the Hebrew Bible by isolating stages of a child's life, and through a comparative perspective, studies the place of children in the domestic cult and their relationship to the deity in that cult.

An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood.

Brain Rules machen Ihr Baby schlau und glücklich.

In a convenient large-size format, this book presents the first research-based, comprehensive program designed to support high school students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

This book presents an early treatment model for toddlers.

In the topically organized Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, Fourth Edition, authors Laura E.

Theres nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school.

Loneliness in Later Life concerns the personal and social changes associated with ageing, a topic which is becoming increasingly popular as the number of those in the Third Age themselves reaches unprecedented levels.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of lifelong learning.

View the culture of childhood through a whole new lens.

A guide for saving today's overwhelmed teens through love, laughter, and the power of resilience.

This book introduces a group counseling curriculum that provides both a foundation to confidently lead a counseling group for adolescents and inspiration for how a group leader can adapt and modify the text in a range of settings.

First Published in 1986.

The purpose of this book is to explore meaningful integrations of developmental processes and functioning with conceptualizations of "e;context"e; -- a term traditionally denoting physical settings, social arenas, or perceptual or social backdrops in relation to a focal point.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

First published in 1991, this book represents the first wide-ranging review of young people's understanding of the social world and the functioning of society.

This volume focuses on understanding the impact of age-related decline in cognitive abilities on medical decisions and compliance with medical instructions.

Throughout the world - and particularly in developed countries - anxiety is one of the problems of modern living.

This beautifully illustrated and sensitive fairy tale has been created for children experiencing feelings of loneliness and social isolation.

This provocative book takes a look at children's consumption of sexualized media messages while providing parents, teachers, and professionals with strategies for abating their influence.

In this volume and its companion Adolescence and Breakdown, originally published in 1975, members of the Adolescent Department at the Tavistock Clinic and of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, together with other leading experts on the subject, present a unique study of adolescence.

From award-winning author Tara L.

Language Development Over the Lifespan is a reference resource for those conducting research on language development and the aging process, and a supplementary textbook for courses in applied linguistics/bilingualism programs that focus on language attrition/aging and adult literacy development in second languages.

Now in its second edition, this multidisciplinary text addresses the growing scholarly connection between religion and family life while offering an accurate and engaging account of why and how families are impacted by their religion.

This special issue represents the initial products of the first five years of a multi-center project entitled "e;Origins of Communicative Disorders.

Over 15 million children live in families subsisting below the federal poverty level, and there are nearly 4 million more children living in poverty today than in the turn of the 21st century.

In its brief but vigorous history, gerontology has spawned a broadening range of specializations.

Investigates when and how preschool children acquire the vernacular norms of the community they come from.

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.

Originally published in 1987, the contributors bring their different orientations to the study of child development and genetic epistemology to show the continuing value of Piaget's theory and its fruitfulness in providing insights which permit the advancement of science.

Die WPPSI-IV gehört zu den international weit verbreiteten Intelligenztests für die Altersgruppe der Kinder im Kindergarten- und Vorschulalter zwischen 2;6 und 7;7 Jahren und wird bei sehr unterschiedlichen Fragestellungen in der psychologischen und pädagogischen Praxis eingesetzt.

Research on the topic of parent beliefs, or parent cognition, has increased tremendously since the original publication of this volume in 1985.

Not long ago, conventional wisdom held that ADHD was a disorder of childhood only-that somewhere during puberty or adolescence, the child would outgrow it.

Understand the important milestones of development in children in five developmental domains: physical and motor, social and emotional, communication and language, cognitive, and approaches to learning.

Following her distinguished earlier career as a concert pianist and later as a music theorist, Jeanne Bamberger conducted countless case studies analysing musical development and creativity the results of which were published in important scientific journals.

An important contribution to the emerging body of research-based knowledge about English grammar, this volume presents empirical studies along with syntheses and overviews of previous and ongoing work on the teaching and learning of grammar for learners of English as a second/foreign language.

Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon, a developmental psychologist and the mother of two young children, demonstrates the way in which a young child's developing personality and intelligence is revealed through non-verbal communication.

Technological innovations have advanced at an incredible speed since the introduction of the computer that it has altered the fabric of our society.

Zukünftigen Lehrerinnen und Lehrern bietet dieses Buch eine verständliche, praxisnahe Einführung in die Psychologie der Entwicklung, des Lernens und des sozialen Verhaltens.

Zeitnot, Hektik und Stress, aber auch eine zunehmende individuelle Verantwortung für den Umgang mit Zeit haben ein neues Interesse an der Zeitthematik geweckt.

Decisive Parenting teaches parents concrete skills for quickly and permanently altering their teenagers' problem behaviors, ranging from argumentativeness and neglecting chores or homework to more serious issues such as shoplifting, underage drinking, and drug use.

On-line information -- and free text in particular -- has emerged as a major, yet unexploited, resource available in raw form.

Originally published in 1993, this book presents an alternative approach to the study of the emergence of economic awareness during childhood: a new developmental economic psychology!