This fully updated edition of A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals is an accessible introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health problems in children and young people.
Population aging often provokes fears of impending social security deficits, uncontrollable medical expenditures, and transformations in living arrangements, but public policy could also stimulate social innovations.
The Outcast Majority invites policymakers, practitioners, academics, students, and others to think about three commanding contemporary issues-war, development, and youth-in new ways.
Rebel is a strong, determined, and freewheeling redhead who lives for speed and loves to go fast in her wheelchair throughout the hallways of her school.
This study examines childhood and slavery in Jamaica from the onset of improved conditions for the island's slaves to the end of all forced or coerced labor throughout the British Caribbean.
This ground-breaking resource demonstrates how genetic knowledge can influence our understanding of a child's behaviour and therefore inform their behavioural support plan.
"e;Hodge Podge of Life"e; by Mildred Beard is a heartfelt memoir recounting her life's journey from her humble beginnings in Ethel, West Virginia, to her unwavering faith and community engagement.
Most recently, Americans have become familiar with the term "e;second generation"e; as it's applied to children of immigrants who now find themselves citizens of a nation built on the notion of assimilation.
A myth-busting, powerful insight into life with Social Anxiety Disorder, which affects up to 10% of the populationReveals how SAD impacted one man's life, from his education and career to relationships and parenthood and how through trial and error he learnt to copeThe author has championed awareness of social anxiety through appearances on TV and radio shows such as C4's Steph's Packed Lunch with Steph McGovern and newspaper features.
Cuando los niA os no pueden vivir con sus padres que los engendraron, inevitablemente enfrentan ciertos retos que pueden obstaculizar que estA(c)n bien, si es que este problema no se soluciona de la mejor manera.
Sam Mym's passion for older adults has driven her to write this book and encourage people of all ages to wake up and glean from their older friends and relatives.
Dear Mommy is the story of a woman's journey with an almost nonexistent faith filled with anger and resentment to finding the path of God through a trail of disappointments, heartbreak, and miracles.
Master trainer and career coach Jack Myrick shares the practices he uses to find clarity for his Christian journey and keep him centered in God's will and on God's path.
Autism: A Practical Guide for Parents was written from the perspective of a father of children (now adults) with disabilities and who is also a licensed and certified psychologist and counselor.
Es la historia de una mujer llamada Ernestina, la cual desde muy joven desarrollo habilidades muy especiales que mas adelante le salvaran la vida y la de su familia.
From what started out as a blog to help me keep my sanity to books to help you keep yours, this is the true story of a mother and daughter caught up in the grips of a ruthless invader and how it redefined our lives as we knew it and how hope, however fleeting, was attainable.
Grandparenting Grandchildren is the first guide of its kind written specifically for grandparents, and aims to help you raise well-rounded, ready-to-learn, happy grandchildren.
Flying Lessons shows parents how to enhance their child's mental game using targeted activities, which were developed over 15 years of working with children.
Named a Best Book of 2008 by Library JournalIn a series of moving vignettes, the author begins by describing a particular representation of Water-Moon Kuan Yin, a Buddhist teacher and goddess associated with compassion, who often sits on a precarious overhang or floats on a flimsy petal.
Have you ever wondered if you can have just one minute of uninterrupted time with your daughter where you can pour into her life the love and gratitude that God has given you to share?
The book is a refutation of the Intermediate State, which teaches a separation of the soul and body of the saint at death, and the future bodily resurrection of all mankind at the Final Judgment.