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Taylor & Francis Issues in Childhood Social Development
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Taylor & Francis Psychological Development From Infancy Image to Intention 2 Psychology Library Editions Child Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Innovation in Play Environments 18 Psychology Library Editions Child Development
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Taylor & Francis Language Learning A Special Case for Developmental Psychology 3 Psychology Library Editions Child Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Childhood and Human Nature The Development of Personality 19 Psychology Library Editions Child Development
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Taylor & Francis New Perspectives in Early Communicative Development 8 Psychology Library Editions Child Development
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Taylor & Francis Psychological Development of High Risk Multiple Birth Children
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Seven Years Old in the Home Environment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Research Issues in Child Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Regressions in Mental Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Childrens Play
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Juggernaut Publication I Witnessed
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HarperCollins Publishers India Doggie Day Out
Book SynopsisOr as I call it, just a regular day out.
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HarperCollins Publishers India Lets Use Our Words
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HarperCollins Publishers India Finding Happy
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HarperCollins Publishers India Our Constitution Our People
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Open University Press Towards A Sociology For Childhood
Book Synopsis"...explores some very timely and critical issues in the current development of Childhood Studies...It will be especially valuable for students because it integrates concrete empirical studies with reflection on underlying theoretical assumptions." - Leena Alanen, Professor in Early Childhood Education, University of Jyvaskyla, FinlandThis important book moves the sociology of childhood forward. Berry Mayall argues, that, since childhood is a permanent component of society, in order to understand how society works, we must take account of children as well as adults, otherwise our explanation omits an important social group. Children's lives are shaped by policies and practices, but they are also agents, who make a life for themselves through their relationships with adults and other children. This book argues that feminist theory and practice is useful for understanding childhood; we should start from the children's own accounts to show how the organisation of social relations Trade Review"...explores some very timely and critical issues in the current development of Childhood Studies...It will be especially valuable for students because it integrates concrete empirical studies with reflection on underlying theoretical assumptions."-Leena Alanen, Professor in Early Childhood Education, University of Jyvaskyla, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroductionStudying childhoodStudying relational processesRelations with parentsChildhood workThe moral status of childhoodTowards a child standpointComparing childhoodsGeneration and genderAppendixBibliographyIndex.
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Open University Press STARTING SCHOOL
Book Synopsis"This is a unique portrait of a group of working-class families whose 4 year old children start school on the cusp of the millenium in urban Britain. It is a brilliant analysis of ways in which parents, children and teachers strive to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries to come to a common understanding of 'school'. Beautifully written, it is essential reading for all involved in the education of young children." - Eve Gregory, Professor of Language and Culture in Education, Goldsmiths, University of London."This book will challenge and support practitioners in their quest to improve early childhood practice. The use of theory is 'friendly' and the real-life examples of the experiences of young children and their parents really bring home to the reader the experience of inequality. Readers will rarely find a book which expresses the complexity of educational experience in such an accessible form. This is a valuable book for every level of early years training." - Iram SiraTrade Review"...a balanced, finely observed and elegantly written book. Liz Broker challenges us to move towards a jointly owned culture in the classroom and school through working with families and communities and not only with the children." - Eve BearneTable of ContentsLearning cultures in All Saints' EndFamily values, and the value of familiesLearning how to learn at homeSchool culture at All Saints' PrimaryLearning to be a pupilLinking home and schoollearning to be a parentOutcomeschildren's progress and achievementsUnderstanding outcomes; changing practiceGlossaryReferencesIndex.
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Open University Press Changing Play Play media and commercial culture
Book SynopsisThis book explores changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and commercial culture through a comparison of play in the 1950s/60s and the present day, examining the continuities and discontinuities in play over time. There are many aspects of play which remain the same today as they were sixty years ago, which relate to the purposes of play, the way in which children weave in material from a range of sources in their play, including media, and how they play with each other. Differences in play between now and the mid-twentieth century are due to the very different social and cultural worlds children now inhabit, in which technology is central to many play activities. Challenging deficit notions of play in contemporary society and providing evidence to contest the recurrent myth of the disappearance of play, the book: Provides an historical account of changes in the relationship between play, media and commercial culture over the past sixty years OffersTable of ContentsIntroductionEarly studies of children's play and the legacy of Iona and Peter OpieForms of playMedia, technologies and play The material cultures of childhoodPlay in the institutions of homes and schoolsSpace and playGender, sexuality and playConclusionReferences
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Viking
Book SynopsisA guide to the Norse world of the tenth century ad. It helps you discover everything you will need to become a successful Viking warrior: how to join a war band; what to look for in a good leader; how to behave at a feast; what weapons and armour to choose; how to fight in a shield wall; where to go raiding; and how to navigate at sea.Trade Review'If you fancy yourself as a looting, raiding, farming, treasure-making, pagan god-worshipping expert seafarer, you need Viking … witty and informative' - The Big Issue'Well illustrated, boisterously light-hearted, and crammed with solid historical and archaeological information, this is a vivid window into the Viking Age' - Current World Archaeology'Scholarly and witty … contains many gems of irresistible information … excellent' - School Librarian'Stunning' - Daily MailTable of Contents1. Why Become a Viking? • 2. Joining Up • 3. The Novice Viking’s Guide to the Great War Leaders • 4. Weapons and Tactics • 5. Going to Sea • 6. Have Longship, Will Travel • 7. Life on Campaign • 8. Battle • 9. The Spoils of War • 10 The Sword’s Sleep
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Beacon Press Fist Stick Knife Gun A Personal History of
Book SynopsisLong before President Barack Obama praised his work as “an all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children,” and First Lady Michelle Obama called him “one of my heroes,” Geoffrey Canada was a small and scared boy growing up in the South Bronx. His childhood world was one where “sidewalk boys” learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, knife, and, finally, gun. In a stunning pairing, acclaimed comics creator Jamar Nicholas presents Canada’s raw and riveting account, one of the most authentic and important true stories of urban violence ever told.
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Acadian House Publishing Growing With ELI
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Cambridge University Press Pseudoscience in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Book SynopsisMost infants, children, and adolescents facing mental health challenges - including autism, psychosis, mania, depression, anxiety, and substance use - do not receive evidence-based treatments. Instead, they commonly receive ineffective and even harmful treatments. In this book, leading experts from the fields of clinical psychology, school psychology, developmental psychology, pediatric neurology, applied behavior analysis, and social work identify the most problematic psychotherapy interventions used for each mental health issue. In addition to these primary authors, each chapter includes a side bar from a specialist representing the disciplines of pediatrics, anthropology, neuroscience, and psychology. The contributors work in academia, hospitals, and private practice and include book authors, podcasters, and even a filmmaker. Not only does this book highlight the threats of potentially harmful pseudoscience, it also summarizes treatments that actually have a strong evidence base andTrade Review'Finally, a volume that clearly helps parents and educators discriminate scientifically-supported fact from pseudoscience fiction about child psychotherapy. Leave your inkblots and dream interpretations at the door, and learn the truth about how psychologists effectively reduce youths' mental illness and distress. A must read for anyone who is serious about reducing children's psychological symptoms and ensuring a better future for the next generation!' Mitch Prinstein, John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill'… full of fascinating information and is extensively referenced … an invaluable guide … There is reason to hope that good science will prevail and that this book will be instrumental in making progress. This book would be instructive for psychotherapists and it is an invaluable resource for parents who are trying to find an effective psychotherapy for their children and adolescents.' Science-Based Medicine (www.sciencebasedmedicine.org)Table of Contents1. Critical thinking about psychotherapy Stephen Hupp, Jean Mercer, Bruce A. Thyer and Monica Pignotti; 2. Intellectual and adaptive functioning Elizabeth M. Kryszak, Jessica F. Scherr and James A. Mulick; 3. Autism spectrum Jessica F. Scherr, Elizabeth M. Kryszak and James A Mulick; 4. Inattention and hyperactivity Christine A. Lee and Richard Milich; 5. Learning Zachary LaBrot and Brad Dufrene; 6. Tics Michael B. Himle and Brianna Wellen; 7. Psychosis Rachel Waford and Carina A. Iati; 8. Bipolar spectrum Guillermo Perez Algorta and Eric Youngstrom; 9. Depression Thomas J. Huberty; 10. Anxiety Bruce A. Thyer and Monica Pignotti; 11. Obsessions and compulsions Monica Pignotti and Bruce A. Thyer; 12. Trauma and attachment Jean Mercer; 13. Feeding Linda J. Cooper-Brown, MaryLouise E. Kerwin and Keith E. Williams; 14. Eating Frances Bozsik, Brooke Bennett, Emily Stefano, Brooke Whisenhunt and Danae Hudson; 15. Toileting Michael I. Axelrod and Joseph P. Deegan; 16. Sleep Stephanie Jackson and Sarah Morsbach Honaker; 17. Disruptive behavior and conduct Jeremy Jewell, Madison Schoen, Sydney Thompson, Emily Fischer and Sarah Conoyer; 18. Substance use Mariann Suarez; 19. Earthings and skeptical psychology Stephen Hupp and Kathleen Dyer.
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Cambridge University Press Child Slavery Before and After Emancipation
Book SynopsisIf we are to fully understand how slavery survived legal abolition, we must grapple with the work that abolition has left undone, and dismantle the structures that abolition has left in place. Child Slavery before and after Emancipation seeks to enable a vital conversation between historical and modern slavery studies - two fields that have traditionally run along parallel tracks rather than in relation to one another. In this collection, Anna Mae Duane and her interdisciplinary group of contributors seek to build historical and contemporary bridges between race-based chattel slavery and other forms of forced child labor, offering a series of case studies that illuminate the varied roles of enslaved children. Duane provides a provocative, historically grounded set of inquiries that suggest how attending to child slaves can help to better define both slavery and freedom.Trade Review'These consistently excellent, highly insightful essays compel us to reconsider the problem of slavery as history and also as an agonizing contemporary challenge. The case developed here for a child-centered study of slavery, past and present, is truly compelling.' James Brewer Stewart, Founder, Historians Against Slavery'In this excellent and original collection, Anna Mae Duane and her team have carefully documented the political considerations, historical variations, and lived experiences that have too often been overshadowed by superficial appeals to tarnished innocence.' Joel Quirk, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and author of The Anti-Slavery Project'In a period preoccupied with collecting micro-level data on slavery's past and present, this collection of empirically informative and theoretically rich essays lays a thicket of thorny questions about the relationships among childhood, slavery, adulthood, consent, vulnerability, and freedom before readers. Duane has done an exceptional job of delineating these vital conceptual discussions that run through the volume and their urgent implications for current anti-slavery thinking and practice.' Jane Anna Gordon, author of Creolizing Political Theory: Reading Rousseau through Frantz Fanon'This collection of 11 interdisciplinary essays combines case studies from the 19th century to the present, arguing that examining historical and modern child slavery together enriches and informs its history and vice versa. … This thought-provoking book advocates interdisciplinary, integrated research centering on global child slavery, attentive to children's voices and responsive to human rights.' N. Zmora, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction: when is a child a slave? Anna Mae Duane; Part I: Introduction. The child as gift: the logic of the peculium in perpetuating logics of enslavement Anna Mae Duane; 1. 'Remember, dear, when the Yankees came through here I was only ten years old': valuing the enslaved child of the WPA slave narratives Karen Sánchez-Eppler; 2. The slave child as 'gift': involutions of proprietary and familial relations in the slaveholding household before emancipation Sarah Winter; Part II: Introduction. The public's claim to the private child: slaveries defined by a child's value Anna Mae Duane; 3. The white slave: American girlhood, race, and memory at the turn of the century Micki McElya; 4. Child's play: schools not jails Erica Meiners; 5. Born free in the master's house: children and gradual emancipation in the early American North Sarah L. H. Gronningsater; Part III: Introduction. The child as a pivot point between consent and complicity Anna Mae Duane; 6. Protecting the young and the innocent: age and consent in the enforcement of the White Slave Traffic Act Jessica R. Pliley; 7. Slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers David M. Rosen; 8. Notions of African childhood in abolitionist discourses: colonial and post-colonial humanitarianism in the fight against child slavery Audra A. Diptee; Part IV: Introduction. Children's voices, children's freedom Anna Mae Duane; 9. 'If I got a chance to talk to the world': voice, agency, and claiming rights in narratives of contemporary child slavery Anna Mae Duane; 10. Child domestic labor: 'when I play with the master's children, I must always let them win' Jonathan Blagbrough and Gary Craig; 11. The global human rights of modern child slaves John Wall.
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Cambridge University Press Children in Changing Worlds
Book SynopsisChildren live in rapidly changing times that require them to constantly adapt to new economic, social, and cultural conditions. In this book, a distinguished, interdisciplinary group of scholars explores the issues faced by children in contemporary societies, such as discrimination in school and neighborhoods, the emergence of new family forms, the availability of new communication technologies, and economic hardship, as well as the stresses associated with immigration, war, and famine. The book applies a historical, cultural, and life-course developmental framework for understanding the factors that affect how children adjust to these challenges, and offers a new perspective on how changing historical circumstances alter children''s developmental outcomes. It is ideal for researchers and graduate students in developmental and educational psychology or the sociology and anthropology of childhood.Trade Review'This volume marks another milestone in the maturation of developmental psychology. The chapters illustrate how human development can only be understood in the context of social, cultural, and historical circumstances and changes. Under the tutelage of Ross D. Parke and Glen H. Elder, Jr, developmental science is slowly coming of age.' Michael Lamb, University of Cambridge'Children's lives are being transformed by unprecedented challenges. This volume presents new knowledge and research models essential to every scholar and student who cares about how and why child behavior and well-being are changing, and thus about ways to redesign public policies and social institutions for coming generations of children worldwide.' Donald J. Hernandez, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York“This volume comprises a collection of excellent chapters that capture the effects of demographic, technological, economic, and sociocultural value changes on children's development. By using an interdisciplinary approach, each chapter locates development within a sociohistorical and cultural context, and thereby enriches our understanding of children's lives.' Ulrich Mueller, University of Victoria, Canada'Children in Changing Worlds is an extraordinary body of work. Edited by renowned scholars Parke (Univ. of California, Riverside) and Elder (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), this collection helps readers understand child development in an ever-changing, fast-paced world. Focusing on children in urban environments, migrant children, and children of means, Parke and Elder have brought together world-class experts on child development and behavior. They delve into historical and life course transitions, facilitating in particular readers' understanding of the impact of education, developmental risks, and resilience. The book also immerses readers in the discourse on family and how it influences child development before concluding with an interdisciplinary dialogue from developmental and sociological perspectives. This is an essential read for anyone studying child development.' D. E. Kelly, ChoiceTable of ContentsPart I. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches: A Cross-Disciplinary Challenge: 1. Theoretical orientation, methodological advances and a guide to the volume Ross D. Parke and Glen H. Elder, Jr; Part II. Historical and Life Course Transitions: Economic and Demographic Change: 2. When societal events occur in lives: developmental linkages and turning points Glen H. Elder, Jr and Martha J. Cox; 3. Entering adulthood in the Great Recession: a tale of three countries Ingrid Schoon and John Bynner; 4. Developmental risk and resilience in the context of devastation and forced migration Ann S. Masten, Frosso Motti-Stefanidi and Hayley A. Rahl; 5. Children's migratory paths between cultures: the effects of migration experiences on the adjustment of children and families Amy K. Marks, G. Alice Woolverton and Cynthia García Coll; 6. Education in historical and cultural perspective Robert Crosnoe; Part III. Social, Legal and Technological Change: Impact on Children: 7. The urban world of minority and majority children Tama Leventhal, Julius Anastasio and Veronique Dupéré; 8. Changing family forms: the implications for children's development Ross D. Parke; 9. Communication technologies and social transformation: their impact on human development Patricia M. Greenfield; Part IV. Views of the Interdisciplinary Dialogue: From Developmental Psychology and Sociology: 10. A developmentalist's viewpoint: 'It's about time!' Ecological systems, transaction, and specificity as key developmental principles in children's changing worlds Marc H. Bornstein; 11. A sociologist's perspective Jeylan T. Mortimer.
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Cambridge University Press A Magna Carta for Children
Book SynopsisThe UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world, yet everyday children still face poverty, violence, war, disease and disaster. Are the rights we currently afford to children enough? Combining historical analysis with international human rights law, Michael Freeman considers early legal and philosophical theories on children''s rights before exploring the impact and limitations of the Convention itself. He also suggests ways that we may rethink children''s rights in the future as well as identifying key areas for reform. This book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience who are interested in children''s rights, children''s studies, the history of childhood, international human rights, and comparative family law. It is a crucial restatement of the importance of law, policy and rights in improving children''s lives.Trade Review'In this book, which is based on his 2015 Hamlyn Lectures, Michael Freeman embarks on an account of children's rights which is astonishing in its breadth and depth. No aspect is neglected, from the historical origins of the idea to the most contemporary issues in which children's rights are implicated. These are many, including globalisation, social inequality, migration, even climate change. The coverage is also global, with special attention given to South America and Africa. Freeman draws not only on law and legal theory, but also on other disciplines, such as sociology and neuroscience. But references to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are interwoven throughout the text. Ultimately, however, it is an uncompromisingly political statement about children and the realities of the political and social world in which they live, and what still needs to be done to treat them properly.' John Eekelar, University of Oxford'I was delighted to hear that the 2015 Hamlyn lectures were to be given by the world's leading international children's rights scholar, Professor Michael Freeman. The three lectures, collated and expanded in this book, provide a fascinating and engaging overview of the theory and practice of children's rights. They are presented in Professor Freeman's inimitable style and draw on his encyclopaedic knowledge of the field. It is a must read for any scholar or student of children's rights.' Laura Lundy, Queen's University, Belfast'As a staunch and passionate advocate for children and their human rights, Michael Freeman's inspirational writings motivate enlightened legal and attitudinal change. His Hamlyn lectures raise important, thought-provoking questions to which he provides eloquent, witty and progressive responses. Through his profound wisdom and empathy, he lays the foundations for a more just and nurturing world for children.' Bernadette Saunders, Monash University, Australia'… the book is one of the best-informed publications on children's rights in the last 30 years.' Manfred Liebel, The International Journal of Children's Rights'What makes this book fascinating for long-established scholars of children's rights and newcomers alike is that it is written by one of the leading thinkers of children's rights who is deeply involved in the development of the field.' Dr Henry Kha, International Journal for Law, Policy and the FamilyTable of ContentsPrelude; Part I. 1. Are children human?; 2. Interlude – taking a deep breath; Part II. Even Lawyers Were Children Once: 3. The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its principles; 4. The Convention – norms and themes; 5. Enforcing children's rights; 6. Criticisms of the Convention; 7. Beyond the Convention; 8. Interlude – what we can learn from the sociology of childhood; 9. Childhoods and rights; 10. Regional children's rights; 11. Child friendly justice; 12. The world 25 years on: new issues and responses; Part III. A Magna Carta for Children: 13. Rethinking children's rights; 14. Alternatives to rights – or are they?; 15. A Magna Carta for children?; 16. Rethinking principles and concepts; 17. Conclusion; 18. Coda – a child of our time.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Echo of Silence: A Comprehensive Research Study
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Children's Issues and Challenges: CRS Reports
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Employment: Injuries, Opportunities and
Book SynopsisChildren aged 17 and under in the United States work for various reasons: some are encouraged to work to develop independence and responsibility; others work because of financial need. At the same time, research suggests working children are at risk for work-related injuries and fatalities. Chapter 1 examines children working in the United States since 2003, work-related fatalities and injuries to such children for the period, and how DOL oversees compliance with the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Approximately 4.6 million youth ages 16 to 24 were neither in school nor employed in 2016. WIOA, enacted in July 2014, provides, in part, grants to states and local areas to assist youth-particularly out-of-school youth-in accessing employment, education, and training services. It also emphasizes the provision of work experiences to in- and out-of-school youth. Chapter 2 examines what is known about states' and local areas' progress in meeting WIOA spending requirements for serving out-of-school youth and for providing youth with work experiences; how local areas are addressing WIOA's emphasis on serving out-of-school youth and any challenges, and how local areas are addressing WIOA's emphasis on youth work experiences and any challenges. WIOA requires states to reserve at least 15 percent of their total State Vocational Rehabilitation Services program funds to provide pre-employment transition services to help students with disabilities transition from school to work. Chapter 2 examines steps states reported taking to implement pre-employment transition services, and implementation challenges states reported and how Education has addressed them.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Children in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Book SynopsisWhen we focus on children and adolescents younger than 18 years, we have an opportunity to intervene through policy and practice aimed at improving the quality of life and opportunities to thrive. Through evidence-informed decisions and interventions we have the opportunity to shift a generation of children and adolescents, and transform a society. Children living on the African continent tend to live within diverse, and often challenging environments. These community and familial environments in which children and adolescents come from, are also the context and environments which fosters growth and development. This book, Child in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges, presents studies of children living on the African continent, covering various developmental stages which include children in their early years of life, middle childhood and adolescence -- all living in different environments on the African continent. Using mixed methods approaches and backed by rigorous methods the book covers topics such as child and adolescent mental health, parenting, children and disability, parenting in adversity, the impact of dental caries on early childhood development, adolescent identity in post-apartheid South Africa, hookah pipe use and relational aspects to families, young fathers, and intervening in adolescent health risk behaviour. The book presents interesting debates and discussions focused on the child in Africa, aimed to inform both policy and practice.Table of ContentsPreface; Exploring Parents/Caregivers Perceptions of The Barriers and Challenges to Mental Health Care Access and Treatment for The Well-Being of Children in Africa: A Literature Review.; Children with Disabilities in Africa: Identifying Some of the Challenges Experienced in Accessing Education and Being Included in Their Communities.; Communication Across the Developmental Span in Parent-Child Relationships from A Human Capability Approach: A Study of Rural South Africa.; The Fundamentals to Understanding the Intergenerational Parent-Child Relationship and Parenting Competencies.; The Immiserating Effects of an Inappropriate Policy: A Case Study of Early Childhood Development Policy in Philippi, South Africa.; Actualising Commitments for Early Childhood Development in South Africas Metropolitan Municipalities.; The Effect of the Circle of Security Parenting Program on Both Parent and Child, Within a South African Context.; Early Childhood Caries; Exploring Adolescent Identity Development in Post-Apartheid South African Society: A Literature Review; Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Youth Development Programmes To Address Health Risk Behaviour Among Grade 8 To Grade 10 Learners in Selected Schools In Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa; Child Delinquency in Africa: The Case of Adolescent Delinquents in Slums in Morocco.; Being A Father at a Young Age: An Exploration of Challenges Faced by Young Fathers Living in Kigali City, Rwanda.; Unpacking Socio-Ecological Factors Constraining Mental Health of African Adolescents.; Family Matters: The Role of Family in Adolescent Hookah Pipe Use and Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs.; Mental Health in the Media: Stigma, Inclusivity, and the Impact on Child and Adolescent Mental Health.; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Unaccompanied Children: Policies, Oversight and
Book SynopsisChapter 1 examines the Trump administration's care for unaccompanied children in government custody and the impact of administration policies on the health and wellbeing of children. Chapter 2 describes failures in HHS's processes to ensure the safety of children in the care of the federal government and safeguard $32,125,779 in taxpayer funds. The Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) grant announcements solicit care providers for unaccompanied children. Chapter 3 examines (1) how ORR considers state licensing issues and past performance in its review of grant applications; (2) state licensing agencies' oversight of ORR grantees, and how ORR and states share information; and (3) how ORR addresses grantee noncompliance. Legislation on unauthorized childhood arrivals dates to 2001. Most measures on unauthorized childhood arrivals that have seen legislative action have proposed mechanisms for eligible individuals to become lawful permanent residents (LPRs), typically through a two-stage process. Chapter 4 considers House and Senate measures on unauthorized childhood arrivals that have seen legislative action, focusing in particular on legislation considered in the 115th and 116th Congresses. It also discusses the related Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative and DACA-related data.Table of ContentsPreface; Protecting Unaccompanied Children: The Ongoing Impacts of the Trump Administrations Cruel Policies; Oversight of HHS Shelter Grants for Unaccompanied Alien Children; Unaccompanied Children: Actions Needed to Improve Grant Application Reviews and Oversight of Care Facilities; Unauthorized Childhood Arrivals, DACA, and Related Legislation; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Child Care Disaster in America: Disdain or
Book SynopsisWomen have been forced by economic necessity to work outside the home in large numbers since the 1960s. This sociological and economic shift has created a need for child care on a large scale since women are often unavailable to carry it out. The lower down the economic ladder a person is, the more likely that child care is a crucial issue. This book deals primarily with the issue of the federal and state governments in providing child care by means of grants, subsidies and welfare reforms.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Children in America: National Indicator of
Book SynopsisThis book is divided into two parts. The first part of the report, ''Population and Family Characteristics'', presents data that illustrate the changes during the past few decades in nine measures depicting the context of children''s lives. These background measures provide basic information about children in the United States and the social and demographic changes occurring in the child population. The second part of the book, ''Indicators of Children''s Well-being'', contains data on four key areas of child well-being: economic security, health, behaviour and social environment, and education. Appendix A, Detailed Tables, presents tabulated data for each measure and additional detail not discussed in the main body of the book. Appendix B, Data Source Descriptions, describes the sources and surveys used to generate the background measures and the indicators.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Well-Being & Nonresident Parents
Book SynopsisThe nation''s future depends to a larger extent on its children''s ability to develop into contributing adult members of society. For that reason, and for what many would consider a society''s moral obligation to care for the young and vulnerable, Congress and the nation take an interest in promoting children''s well-being. Their well-being and ability to develop into productive adults in an increasingly competitive global economy is influenced by a variety of factors and public policies. This book discusses topics such as child well-being and the non-custodial father; child support enforcement and ex-offenders; parents in prison and their minor children, as well as child welfare agencies'' efforts to identify, locate and involve non-resident fathers.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc National School Lunch Program Assessment
Book SynopsisThe National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the largest food and nutrition assistance programs in the United States, feeding millions of children every day. During the 2006 school year, the program served 28 million lunches daily, on average, at a cost of $8 billion for the year. School meal providers face the task of serving nutritious and appealing school lunches, including free and reduced-price lunches for low-income students, and doing so under budget constraints. This book is intended as a briefing for policymakers and other stakeholders on the history and basic features of the program. It also addresses steps being taken by school food authorities and USDA''s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in response to challenges faced by program administrators. One of the main goals on NSLP as identified by Congress is to promote the health and well-being of the Nation''s children. In recent years, questions have been raised about the program''s ability to meet this goal, especially as the main nutrition problem has shifted from under-nutrition to overweight and obesity. Public concern for the program has focused on whether it is contributing to the growing problem of childhood obesity and on the quality of foods available to schoolchildren. Issues at the Federal level include how to help school meal providers improve the nutritional quality of foods served, as well as how to balance program access and integrity.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Rural Child Health: International Aspects
Book SynopsisThroughout the years, health research has focused mostly on urban and inner city subjects for various reasons. That focus has made our understanding of the health aspects of rural populations around the world less than adequate. In the past decade, more attention has been paid to rural areas and their health related problems than ever before. However, it is still much less than what is done in urban centres. The fact that most universities and academic research centres are primarily located in urban areas has contributed to this result. This is even more prevalent, when addressing child and adolescent health issues, despite the fact that in many areas of the world, rural health statistics regarding children and adolescents are more grim than those of urban areas. Adolescent morbidity and mortality world-wide continues to be the result of risk taking behaviours and is mostly preventable. Accidents, homicide, suicide, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse and eating disorders are leading the way. In order to improve this situation, much work needs to be done to address the health care needs of rural populations while taking into account cultural, ethnic and geographic differences. This present book on "Child Rural Health -- International Aspects" edited by Erica Bell and Joav Merrick, two prominent authors and scientists, is dedicated to the health aspects of rural populations. This book addresses rural health care issues affecting people from childhood to geriatric age. It also provides unique aspects from various regions of the world.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Barriers & Success Factors in Adoptions from
Book SynopsisThis book highlights a report to Congress which outlines the findings of two adoption-research studies conducted as part of The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids. In the first study, a nationwide purposive sample of 300 families seeking to adopt children with special needs from the public child welfare system was selected, interviewed and surveyed to determine actual and potential barriers to the completion of the adoption process. In the second study, a four-year prospective examination of a nationwide sample of 161 families who had adopted children with special needs was conducted in order to determine factors that contributed to successful adoption outcomes.
£92.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Welfare System: Transitions
Book SynopsisIn 1999, the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, undertook the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to learn about children and families coming in contact with the child welfare system (CWS). The sample, which represents the population of children and families that entered the CWS within a 15 month period, comprises 5,501 children (aged 0 to 14 years) from 92 child welfare agencies nation-wide. The NSCAW gathers information about children''s safety, living-situation permanency, well-being, and services after a maltreatment investigation by child protective services. This book provides information about 962 children who were infants when they first became involved in investigations for child abuse or neglect and whose caregivers participated at the 5- to 6-year follow-up.
£212.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Children & Disasters: Preparedness, Response &
Book SynopsisChildren represent nearly 25 percent of our population. Consider that on any given weekday, 6.7 million children are in schools and child care, a time when children are most vulnerable because they are away from their families. Yet, only a handful of States require basic school evacuation and family reunification plans. The Strategic National Stockpile, intended to provide the public with medicine and medical supplies in the event of a public health emergency, is woefully under-stocked with medical countermeasures for children. This book examines existing capabilities that can and should be built upon to integrate children into preparedness, planning, response, and recovery. Meeting the needs of children in disaster planning and management is a national responsibility lacking not only sufficient funding, but also a pervasive concern, a sustained will to act, and a unifying force.
£189.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: TANF &
Book SynopsisThe Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides grants to states for a wide range of benefits, services, and activities that address economic and social disadvantage for families with children. TANF is best known for funding state cash welfare programs for needy families with children, and it was created in the 1996 welfare reform law. This book discusses the potential role that the TANF block grant to states may play in mitigating the effects of the recession for poor families with children.
£129.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Children's Care, Welfare & Rights: Issues &
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£106.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Medicating Foster Care Children with Psychotropic
Book SynopsisFoster children, often being removed from neglectful or abusive homes, are one of the country''s most vulnerable populations. With the often traumatic circumstances that define their early lives, it is no wonder studies show their tendency for more mental health conditions than other children. Facing these and other significant challenges surrounding foster care programs, state authorities, caseworkers, and parents, are given few options on appropriate treatments. These options often include prescribing heavy-duty psychotropic drugs such as antidepressants and, in some cases, even antipsychotics -- drugs which have little research available supporting their use in children. This book examines the practice of medicating America''s foster children with a focus on the financial and societal costs.
£106.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Welfare: Funding Approaches & Program
Book SynopsisChild welfare services are intended to prevent the abuse or neglect of children; ensure that children have safe, permanent homes; and promote the well-being of children and their families. The largest amount of federal child welfare funding is provided to states for assistance to children who have been removed from their homes (due primarily to abuse or neglect). In the past decade, the share of this support provided for children who remain in foster care has been on the decline, while the share provided for those who leave foster care for permanent homes (e.g., via adoption) has increased. This book examines recent and proposed federal funding issues for child welfare with a focus on services authorised under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, and The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (P.L.112-34).
£119.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Research Methods for Children
Book SynopsisResearch with children is an invaluable way to tell their story in their own words. Research documenting ideas about children from parent and teacher perspectives is valuable, but in itself, does not tell the story from the child''s point of view. Thus, the purpose of this book is to develop a book for those interested in conducting research with children, to document their voices and perceptions. Each chapter in this book is intended to provide a summary of ideas that will help the reader in thinking about research for children, from their perspective and telling their story. The author spent time during graduate school wondering why so much information about children was presented from the adult perspective. This observation has lead to a research track for this author, wherein she has tried to focus the "knowledge camera" if you will on children''s perspectives of their development and their world. This is the foundational idea for the development of this book.
£126.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Parenting: Challenges, Practices & Cultural
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors present current research on the challenges, practices and cultural influences of parenting. Topics discussed in this compilation include young maternal age along with pre-term birth and the transition to motherhood; parents'' perceptions of their child''s mental health problems; Asian-American parenting; culture and parenting; parental influence on children''s mate choice; gay and lesbian parenting; and parenting practices in a global world.
£129.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Nutrition & Health
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors have gathered and present current research in the study of child nutrition and health from across the globe. Topics discussed include the exposure of Slovenian pre-school children to preservatives and polyphosphates; the breakfast experience in low socio-economic families with overweight children; nutrition in children and adolescents with cancer; calcium supplementation in young children in Asia; early vitamin D supplementation, immune modulation and allergy; and the factors associated with overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti young children.
£159.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Amber Alerts: Best Practices & Program Technology
Book SynopsisAmber Alerts (also referred to as AMBER plans) were created to disseminate information about child abductions in a timely manner. Research has found that most abducted children murdered by their kidnappers are killed within three hours of the abduction. Prompt response to child abductions is therefore deemed critical by many. Amber Alert plans are voluntary partnerships including law enforcement agencies, highway departments, and companies that support emergency alerts. This book discusses best practices and program technology for Amber alerts.
£67.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Preschool Children: Education, Social Functioning
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£159.74
