Child & Developmental Psychology

This is the best book on the market for taking  students from how children acquire their first language to the point where they can engage with ke...

The first volume to showcase science-based interventions that have been demonstrated effective in promoting attachment security, this is a vital re...

We all know that kids say the funniest things, but do we know why? The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds has quickly become must-see television, ...

One of the key topics for establishing meaningful links between brain sciences and education is the development of reading. How does biology constr...

A remarkable book. Whether you are an educator, parent, or simply a curious reader, you will come to see, hear, and understand children in new ways...

With philosophy traditionally seen as the way to truth, wisdom and goodness, it is to metaphysics, logic and ethics that we have historically turne...

As humans, we self-regulate whenever we adapt our emotions and actions to situational requirements and to internalized social standards and norms. ...

This tightly edited volume provides an integrative overview of human bonding from infancy through adulthood. Through an attachment lens, the book s...

The first of its kind in Canada, Child Development: Perspectives in Developmental Psychology is a new topical introduction to child development, fo...

This book explores the central importance of adolescents' own activities in their development. This focus harkens back to Jean Piaget's genetic epi...

This text makes a major contribution to debates about children''''s credibility in the courtroom, by examining them from the perspective of memory ...

Young children usually love to draw. Their work multiplies on scraps of paper, on walls, and on refrigerator doors. In this book Christhilde Blume,...

Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, som...

The Resistance, Persistence and Resilience of Black Families Raising Children with Autism presents nuanced perspectives in the form of counternarra...

Few things in life are more delightful than sharing in the laughter of a baby. Until now, however, psychologists and parenting experts have largely...

Whereas adoption was once a private affair cloaked in secrecy and sealed records, adoptions in the US today are increasingly open - that is, birth ...