Child & Developmental Psychology

Identifying factors related to poverty that affect infants, toddlers, and their families, this book describes promising early child care and interv...

Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to pick up the pace? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done--whether co...

Parents can play a strong role in helping their children overcome anxiety disorders--given the right tools. This innovative, research-based book sh...

This highly regarded handbook remains the leading reference and advanced text on socialization. Bringing together foremost authorities, the volume ...

Grounded in cutting-edge developmental research, this book examines what school readiness entails and how it can be improved. Compelling longitudin...

Thoroughly examining brain-behavior relationships in atypically developing children, this important volume integrates theories and data from multip...

Today's parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifel...

This book helps practitioners choose from the broad range of play therapy approaches to create a comprehensive treatment plan that meets the indivi...

This volume examines children's and young people's emotions in policy-making and professional practice. It seeks both to inform readers about up-to...

Radical Pedagogy articulates a new theory of identity based on recent research in psychoanalysis, social psychology and cognitive science. It expla...

There are between 4,000 and 6,000 languages remaining in the world and the characteristics of these languages vary widely. How could an infant born...

Organized around the 2016 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Standards, Counseling Individuals Throu...

This popular, topically organized, and thoroughly updated child and adolescent development text presents you with the best theories, research, and ...

The possibilities of personal growth and change are embedded in American cultural values that center individual autonomy and personal responsibilit...

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides an engaging and perceptive overview of both well-established and recent theories in ...

The volume addresses the pertinent need to examine childhood trauma revolving around themes of war, sexual abuse, and disability. Drawing narrative...

This international best-selling textbook provides an interdisciplinary review of the theories and research in crosscultural psychology. The dynamic...