'A clear and engaging explanation of one of the hottest fields in science' Steven Pinker'A hugely important book' Matt Ridley, The TimesOne of the world's top behavioural geneticists argues that we need a radical rethink about what makes us who we areThe blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA that differs between people.
'Bold Ventures resembles a pop version of Iain Sinclair's psychogeography or Out of Sheer Rage, Geoff Dyer's anti-biography of DH Lawrence' Olivia Laing, GUARDIAN'A marvel: a monument to human beings continuing to reach for the skies, even after their plans dissolve in dust' NEW YORK TIMESIn thirteen chapters, Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal for their architects - architects who either killed themselves or are rumoured to have done so.
Parents, teachers, and mental health workers will find the answersto these- and many other-questions in this forthright yet compassionate guide to helping your adolescent through the tumultuous teen years.
Das Essential bietet eine aktuelle Übersicht zu Ansatzpunkten für die Prävention aggressiven Verhaltens bei Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie Informationen über wirksame Präventionsangebote und therapeutische Grundprinzipien bei der Behandlung.
An Empowering Book for Parenting Daughters with Self Worth200 short reflections on topics ranging from how parents can become good role models to talking about emotions.
The legal aspects of child mental health have changed in recent years, yet many who deal professionally with disturbed children are ill informed about the rights and responsibilities of minors.
For the first time, The Child Code brings genetics out of the lab and onto the parent's lap, offering a smarter and much more effective way of parenting.
The groundbreaking classic detailing Margaret Mead's first field work at age 23,establishing Meads core insights into childhood and culture that challenged and changed our view of life.
With this deeply influential book, which is now internationally recognised as a classic study of childhood and its social significance, Professor Erikson has made an outstanding contribution to the study of human behaviour.
La información interaccional que proporciona el sistema de evaluación perinatal CITMI-NB mejora la comprensión de la comunicación temprana y facilita herramientas para lograr una mejor adaptación de padres y madres a su nuevo rol y para que desarrollen su vínculo con su hijo o hija.
'[AN] IMPORTANT BOOK' TEMPLE GRANDINOver the course of her career, psychologist Joanne Ruthsatz has assembled the largest-ever research sample of child prodigies.
At least one child in five experiences some form of learning difficulty, but:* Learning difficulties as we understand them DO NOT exist* They are not diseases just symptoms* These symptoms never appear alone* They are treatable and avoidableDr Robin Pauc, an expert in child neurology, approaches learning difficulties, including Dyslexia, ADD, OCD, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Tourette's syndrome of childhood, from a truly ground-breaking perspective.
Este libro proporciona una visión general ágil y práctica para las familias y los cuidadores de niños y niñas con dislexia, destacando los pasos que pueden seguir para apoyarlos y animarlos.
Mit Methoden der Verhaltenspsychologie formuliert Hans Jürgen Eysenck eine Persönlichkeitstheorie, der das frappierend einfache wie bestechend schlüssige Einteilungsprinzip in Extravertierte und Introvertierte zugrundeliegt.
