Child & Developmental Psychology

This handbook provides a succinct introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health p...

The STAR Program is designed to teach children and those involved in their care psychological techniques to improve self-control and prosocial comp...

Eighteen years ago, performance artist Liza Jessie Peterson never thought that her day of substitute teaching at Rikers Island C-74 would change th...

Developmental and clinical psychologist Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, has devoted her career to the care of children and teens who do not abide by the gend...

This thoroughly updated third edition provides students with an accessible overview of Vygotskys work, combining reprints of key journal and text a...

The field of cultural-historical psychology originated in the work of Lev Vygotsky and the Vygotsky Circle in the Soviet Union more than eighty yea...

Cultural Realities of Being offers a dialogue between academic activity and everyday lives by providing an interface between several perspectives o...

Although the importance of literacy is widely acknowledged in society and remains at the top of the political agenda, writing has been slow to esta...

One of the most important questions in psychology is how best to nurture children's development. Parents' child-rearing practices are a major contr...

The active learning features integrated within this book foster a truly dynamic and personal learning process for students. Within each chapter, au...