Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Adolescent homelessness is a growing problem that results in a variety of health challenges.

This book addresses what teachers and school leaders from a dozen countries see as the social and emotional strengths, interests and needs of adolescents in their schools and communities; how they innovate their programs and practices to respond to their students' lives.

Jean Piaget is one of the greatest names in psychology.

First published in 1981.

The book addresses the central theme of mental health and provides an in-depth look into the protagonist's individual struggles with dark thoughts, depression and anxiety.

Human aggression is a fascinating research topic, but it is of much more than academic importance.

The Administrative Challenges of (Play) Therapy brings together essays by eight therapists who tell the stories their career paths in the fields of social work and psychology, specializing in children and family therapy .

Language as Cultural Practice:Mexicanos en el Norte offers a vivid ethnographic account of language socialization practices within Mexican-background families residing in California and Texas.

This volume in the JPS Series is intended to help crystallize the emergence of a new field, "e;Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience,"e; aimed at elucidating the neural correlates of the development of socio-emotional experience and behavior.

Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis is the only book on the market to provide a diverse collection of perspectives, from experienced researchers, on the role of the Critical Period Hypothesis in second language acquisition.

This vibrant book examines individual and societal factors contributing to the rise of lying, cheating, bullying, and narcissism, with emphasis on the influence of Trumpism and the valuing of "e;getting things done"e; over the importance of self-discipline and issues of morality.

The safety of children in the context of protection from assault and violence is a basic need of our society.

Originally published in 1992, this volume provided an up-to-date overview of recent research concerning the links between family and peer systems.

First published in 1981, this title takes a 'sociobiological' approach to the exploration of sexual habits, looking at the fundamental biological nature of humans.

Through the real-life context of one child learning to be bilingual and biliterate, this book raises questions and provides a context for pre-service and practicing teachers to understand and reflect on how children learn to read and write in multiple languages.

In der Forschung wurde Jugendsexualität lange fast ausschließlich aus der Problemperspektive untersucht.

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.

This book studies the exclusion and discrimination that is meted out to Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian Higher Education system, and the psychosocial consequences of such practices.

This unique text offers an interdisciplinary collection of the most current articles concerning the scientific study of Child Health Psychology.

Originally published in 1976.

Originally published in 1993, the starting place for this book is the notion, current in the literature for around 30 years at that time, that children could not learn their native language without substantial innate knowledge of its grammatical structure.

A Life Worth Living brings together the latest thought on Positive Psychology from an international cast of scholars.

The significance of attachment theory for working with older people has been overlooked, and yet its importance is clear - evident in the experiences of people who struggle to adapt to new ways of living, to life with limiting health conditions, or to new social networks.

Recent SLA research recognizes the necessity of attention to grammar and demonstrates that form-focused instruction is especially effective when it is incorporated into a meaningful communicative context.

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides an engaging and perceptive overview of both well-established and recent theories in child and adolescent psychology.

One of the most widely used assessments of infants and toddlers, the BAYLEY-III measures the major areas of development including cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive functioning.

In Intergenerational Contact Zones, Kaplan, Thang, Sanchez, and Hoffman introduce novel ways of thinking, planning, and designing intergenerationally enriched environments.

Originally published in 1971, this book was a critical introduction to the psychology of human development, learning and assessment.

Potty training a child with developmental disorders can be a real challenge, and sometimes the extra difficulties make you feel as though you've tried everything, and failed.

Multiculturalism is a prevalent worldwide societal phenomenon.

Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together historical, social science, and legal considerations to comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that are based on the need to promote so-called "e;responsible procreation"e; and child welfare.

Produced in conjunction with Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Australia's largest provider of services with people on the autism spectrum, this new text explores the experiences, needs and aspirations of adults on the spectrum.

Political violence has disrupted the lives of millions of children around the world.

The Oxford Handbook of Parenting and Moral Development provides a collection of state-of-the-art theories and research on the role that parents play in moral development.

Practitioners need to know the evidence behind using digital mental health approaches and tools, including telemental health visits.

Meet Max - a boy with Tourette syndrome (TS).

This book explores the treatment, administration, and experience of children and young people certified as insane in England during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view.

Anxiety is an increasingly common problem in young people, but there are many different causes and types, and it can be difficult to know where to start in order to understand it and know how best to help.

This book explores and underlines the thesis that developmental psychology cannot function fruitfully without systematic historical scholarship.

The Handbook of Mental Health and Aging, Third Edition provides a foundational background for practitioners and researchers to understand mental health care in older adults as presented by leading experts in the field.

Although research in music psychology, education and therapy has expanded exponentially in the 21st century, there is something of a 'black hole' around which much of the discourse circles: music itself.

This book is the first of two volumes that aim to serve as a comprehensive guide for professionals working with neuropsychological interventions especially designed for children.

How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions - both happy and sad?

In the 1930s C.

A penetrating analysis of the fundamental conceptual continuities and discontinuities that inform the history of psychology.

One of the arguments that explain the relevance of this book is the overwhelming lack of knowledge that the current literature throws on the Inhelderian microgenetic method.

Emotion (or affect) is a cross-disciplinary subject in psychology.