Child & Developmental Psychology

The transformative wave of Darwinian insight continues to expand throughout the human sciences. While still centered on evolution-focused fields su...

Questioning others is one of the most powerful methods that children use to learn about the world. How does questioning develop? How is it socializ...

The transformative wave of Darwinian insight continues to expand throughout the human sciences. While still centered on evolution-focused fields su...

Childhood anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represent some of the most common mental health di...

Childhood anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represent some of the most common mental health di...

What do we actually mean by attachment? How do different caregiving styles impact attachment in children? How do early caregiving experiences impac...

Many scientific studies confirm the positive effects of music education in prenatal and earliest phases of life on childrens'' holistic development...

This book gathers research from across the globe in the study of child and school psychology. Topics discussed include the current state of schools...

Young people are regarded as future assets of the society. Hence, adolescent prevention programs are commonly developed to tackle adolescent risk b...

The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to makin...

Adolescence is a turbulent period to live through, and a time of importance and concern to parents, teachers, and social workers. Marking the trans...

A book that brings up to date theory and understanding of child development in the early years into the workplace. During the last ten years our ...

A practical look at how play therapy can promote mental health wellness in children and adolescents Revised and expanded, The Therapeutic Powers of...

This new Major Work, in five volumes, captures the key conceptual issues and findings in research covering social development in early childhood, t...

This practical book helps readers provide effective mental, emotional, and behavioral health services to clients across the continuum of care, from...

Over the last four decades, breakthroughs in genetic knowledge, together with the emergence of disciplines devoted to the scientific study of devel...

Breaking through the boundaries of traditional psycholinguistics textbooks, The Psychology of Language: An Integrated Approach takes an integrated,...

The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these ...

Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed m...

The ability to communicate quickly and flexibly through both spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race. ...

Toxic stress can occur in any home, rich or poor, regardless of age, education, or walk of life. Research has shown that adaptive, supportive paren...

The Development of Childrens Thinking offers undergraduate and graduate students in psychology and other disciplines an introduction to several cor...

In recent decades, the lives of people in their late teens and twenties have changed so dramatically that a new stage of life has developed. In an ...

Legal socialization is the process by which children and adolescents acquire their law related values, attitudes, and reasoning capacities. Such va...

Focusing on the earliest years (0-8), the new edition of this bestselling textbook continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the research, t...

In 1964, the release of Dr. Bernard Rimland's book, Infantile Autism, revolutionized the autism field by providing the autism community with much-n...

Attaching in Adoption is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child an...

Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs. They nee...

Adopted children whose early development has been altered by abuse or neglect may form negative beliefs about themselves and parents, and may resis...