Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Language acquisition is a contentious field of research occupied by cognitive and developmental psychologists, linguists, philosophers, and biologists.

Speech Bubbles 1 is the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists, parents/caregivers, and teachers with children who have delayed or disordered speech sound development, children receiving speech therapy, or by those wanting to provide sound awareness activities for their children.

Though much has been written about twins, very little research has been done into their everyday lives, both postnatal and prenatal.

 This book addresses important topics of coaching in order to better understand what sports coaching is and the challenges that arise when assuming this activity.

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Children's curiosity about their lives and worlds motivates many interests.

This fascinating book offers exciting insights into the precursors of speech.

This book addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.

Developmental Play Assessment for Practitioners (DPA-P) Guidebook and Training Website: Project Play offers a comprehensive assessment of naturally occurring play activities for evaluating young children's developmental progress accurately, so that useful interventions can take place as early as possible.

Advances in Experimental Moral Psychology brings together leading scholars in the field to provide fresh theoretical perspectives on research in philosophy and psychology.

Many children have to cope with complicated and disruptive situations.

A practical treatment manual, specifically developed for use with offenders who have intellectual disabilities, which will help clinicians to prepare and run therapeutic group sessions as part of an offender rehabilitation programme.

Originally published in 1986, there was a divorce between the immense amount of research taking place in child psychology and the real world of professional carers or teachers working with children at the time.

Each year, gun violence kills approximately 2,700 and injures approximately 14,500 children in the U.

Conceptual change, how conceptual understanding is transformed, has been investigated extensively since the 1970s.

The latest title in the Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition Series presents a comprehensive review of connectionist research in second language acquisition (SLA).

Offering practical guidance on encouraging creativity in early childhood settings, this much-needed book highlights the importance of the arts and creativity for children's learning, critical thinking, social interaction and self-regulation.

This book is fluent and systematic.

If you are the parent of a toddler or preschooler, chances are you know a thing or two about tantrums.

Parents these days are under a great deal of pressure to be "e;perfect.

During his thirty years with the Institute of Child Study of the University of Toronto the late Dr.

Planning is defined as formulating an organized method for action in advance.

The association between parents' behaviour and children's cognitive development is at the meeting place of several prominent theories of psychological development and a range of complex methodological and conceptual issues.

Embracing the Complexity of Gender examines the heart of a modern gender revolution, exploring the dynamic and multifaceted nature of gender in contemporary society.

'Home-educators want to provide a high quality learning experience for their children and this handbook is an excellent resource for making this aspiration a reality' - Dr Adam Boddison, Chief Executive of National Association of Special Educational NeedsIf you are thinking of home educating your child, your initial surprise may be at how easy it is to turn intention into reality.

This book offers the core conceptual base for the practice of T-Group facilitation.

The most important emphasis is the focus on children''s lives, which combines child and parent depressive contexts.

This book is a guide for child psychotherapists interested in applying clinical behavioral analysis to their work and for clinical behavior analysts working with children.

This timely and accessible volume explores how our understanding of research in child development can help cultivate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes children need for informed and thoughtful participation in society by viewing the curriculum through a developmental lens.

Ann Boushey's teenage son Jon was diagnosed with high-functioning autism in kindergarten.

It's refreshing to see a lifespan text written by helping professionals for helping professionals.

The intellectual development of human beings from birth to adulthood is a fascinating phenomenon.

This book addresses critical questions facing public education at the twenty-first century.

This book address fundamental questions of human development, revisiting old questions and applying original empirical findings.

Globalisation has led to increasing cultural and religious diversity in cities around the world.

The Bilingualism Reader is the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism.

It is a well known fact that our population of persons aged 65 and over are growing at a faster rate than any other demographic.

The book is user-friendly and includes clear diagrams in each section, along with tables to outline key points.

The world is continually changing.

Stanley Milgram's experiments on obedience to authority are among the most important psychological studies of this century.

For undergraduate courses in sociology and psychology which examine ageing adulthood.

A positive look at parenting sons.

Explores how question-asking develops, how it can be nurtured, and how it helps children learn.

This multidisciplinary volume offers an essential, comprehensive study of perspectives on the scope and application of the best interests of the child and focuses mainly on its application in relation to child custody.

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Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even striking differences among their offspring.

From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use.

The second edition of this book provides a clear framework for conducting participatory research with children and young people supported by practical examples from international research studies.

Anxiety in children and adolescents is expected and normal at specific times in development.