Child and developmental psychology Books

Book SynopsisIf you're a busy parent looking for fresh, playful ideas to support your toddler's learning and development, look no further!Written by renowned childcare experts at My First Five Years, the popular parent support app, this unique book explains the why behind different types of play and provides 60 activities designed to support your toddler''s physical, social and emotional development.The My First Five Years team defines toddlerhood' as beginning the moment that your child pulls themselves to standing and takes their first steps'', and this book supports you right from this point up until you're starting to think about sending them to school. The book covers six streams of development social and emotional, gross motor, fine motor, sensory, language and cognitive and each chapter includes a summary of the underlying science followed by simple, fun and low-cost play ideas you can do at home with your child. From pizza portraits to ''whose voice is th

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Book SynopsisThe Evolving Self focuses upon the most basic and universal of psychological problems—the individual’s effort to make sense of experience, to make meaning of life. Meaning-making is a lifelong activity that begins in earliest infancy and continues to evolve through a series of stages encompassing childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.Trade ReviewKegan’s great contribution is his description of the powers and difficulties entailed in each of these bases for conducting relations with self and others and his systematizing of considerations involved in changing from one basis to another… Kegan’s is indeed a provocative contribution! -- Guy E. Swanson * American Journal of Education *Kegan acknowledges a debt to Piaget, Kohlberg, and the psychoanalytic object-relations theorists. He regards his theory as a synthesis and extension of their views, resulting in a developmental theory that presents a unified conceptualization of affective, cognitive, and moral development. Individual chapters are devoted to each of six developmental stages—their growth and loss. The last chapter explores the implications of the theory for psychotherapy and for implementing growth in everyday life… The theory is elegant… There is much food for thought and many hypotheses for research in Kegan’s book. If one has not appreciated the importance of meaning-making as a central concept in personality theorizing, the book might even propel one into the next stage. More likely, the reader will…obtain some important new insights. All in all I recommend the book highly. -- Seymour Epstein * Contemporary Psychology *A landmark book… [It] proposes to integrate thought and emotion in human development and I responded to it on this double level. Breathlessly I encountered all the disparate ideas I had had about human development in the last ten years, all under one single solidly constructed theoretical roof… It is a book about meaning-making which revises one’s own meaning-making in very profound ways. -- Sophie Freud Lowenstein * Review of Psychoanalytic Books *Replete with literary allusions and personal anecdotes, this scholarly and appealing discourse represents a fascinating appraisal of the evolution of the self, devoting particular attention to the role of environmental forces which may have crucial impact on the individual. It evaluates, compares, and contrasts the contributions of Piaget, Erikson, Freud, Kohlberg, and others in a refreshing and informative fashion. Written by a clinician, the book also proposes a thought-provoking metatheory of therapy and considers the topic of depression from an evolutionary orientation. [This work is] well articulated and comprehensive in scope. -- Lucille F. Halgin * Library Journal *Robert Kegan has created a new perspective of personality development, focusing on the dynamics of the evolving self. The perspective integrates two universal human processes—meaning-making and social development—into a scheme that can be used to derive testable generalizations and simultaneously inform the practice of therapy. A very tall order which he fulfills admirably. -- Chris ArgyrisKegan has written a vigorous, exhilarating, and brilliant book. If it is read with the same grace and modesty and aliveness with which it is written, it could make psychotherapy more useful, psychology richer, and speculation on the nature of being human infinitely more rewarding. -- Robert L. GrossmanA major contribution to the human development literature. Like Freud, Kegan’s literary style matches the brilliance of his insights. -- William R. Torbert, Boston CollegeIf one could only buy one book on child development, The Evolving Self would bet the book to buy… It reflects the state of the art. -- George E. Vaillant, M.D.Here is a bright, ambitious mind, integrating old ideas from such diverse sources as Freud, Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg into an original synthesis. Kegan seems to be the first Neo-Piagetian who is able to look at the evolving person as more than a succession of systems but as a whole human being. -- Ernest S. Wolf, M.D.Table of ContentsPrologue: Construction and Development PART ONE: EVOLUTIONARY TRUCES 1. The Unrecognized Genius of Jean Piaget 2. The Evolution of Moral Meaning-Making 3. The Constitutions of the Self PART TWO: THE NATURAL EMERGENCIES OF THE SELF 4. The Growth and Loss of the Incorporative Self 5. The Growth and Loss of the Impulsive Self 6. The Growth and Loss of the Imperial Self 7. The Growth and Loss of the Interpersonal Self 8. The Growth and Loss of the Institutional Self 9. Natural Therapy REFERENCES INDEX

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Book SynopsisThe renowned psychologist Albert Bandura's theory is that those with high self-efficacy expectancies (the belief that one can achieve what one sets out to do) are healthier, more effective and generally more successful than those with low self-efficacy expectancies. The author begins with a discussion of theory and method and then examines how belief in one's abilities affects development, mental functioning and health, with examples from the areas of psychopathology, athletics, business and international issues. The book is ideal for upper-level courses in social, developmental, clinical or organizational psychology as well as business, education, counselling and political science.

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Book SynopsisWhy is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable.We used to think that erratic teenage behaviour was due to a sudden surge in hormones, but modern neuroscience shows us that this isn't true. The Teenage Brain is a journey through the new discoveries that show us exactly what happens to the brain in this crucial period, how it dictates teenagers' behaviour, and how the experiences of our teenage years are what shape our attitudes, and often our happiness in later life.Many of our ideas about our growing brains are completely re-written. They don't stop developing at the end of our teens they keep adapting until we are in our mid-twenties. They are wired back to front, with the most important parts, the parts that we associate with good judgement, concentration, organization and emotionaTrade Review“Dr. Jensen uses her considerable expertise as a neuroscientist and a mother to explain the recent explosion of adolescent brain research and how this research can help us better understand and help young people. This book also highlights biologically inherent opportunities to enhance the health and well-being of young people during the second decade of life… opportunities we should not be missing.”— Carol A. Ford, M.D. President, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine; Professor of Paediatrics, University of Pennsylvania; and Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia “Jensen has brilliantly translated academic science and clinical studies into easily understandable chapters to highlight the many changes in connections and plasticity of the brain. The book is a ‘must read’ for parents, teachers, school nurses, and many others who live with or interact with teens. Understanding the susceptibility of the brain to drugs and stressors is not presented as an excuse but rather as a new framework for readers to approach parenting or teaching with more science and more evidence-based, practical advice.” — S. Jean Emans, MD. Chief, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Professor of Paediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Book Synopsis*Previously published as The Deepest Well*‘Finally after thirty years, I finally understood . . . this book holds the answers you’ve been searching for.’ Kerry HudsonThe Surgeon General of California reveals pioneering research on how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems and what we can do to break the cycle.Perfect for fans of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, this eye-opening book includes a free Adverse Childhood Experience test and looks at the widespread crisis of trauma and childhood adversity through the objective lens of science and medicine, providing a roadmap for deeper understanding and change. It is vital now more than ever, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, that we find a way to address, understand and heal trauma.Two thirds of us have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, from the likes of bereavement and divorce to abuse and neglect. In Toxic Childhood Stress Dr Burke Harris reveals the science behind childhood adversity and offers a new way of understanding the adverse events that affect us throughout our lifetime. Based on her own groundbreaking clinical work and public leadership, Dr Burke Harris shows us how we can disrupt this cycle through interventions that help retrain the brain and body, foster resilience, and help children, families, and adults live healthier, happier lives.When a young boy walked into Dr Nadine Burke Harris's clinic he looked healthy for a preschooler. But he was seven, and hadn't grown a centimetre since a traumatic event when he was four. At that moment Dr Burke Harris knew that her gut feeling about a connection between childhood stress and future ill health was more than just a hunch – and she began her journey into groundbreaking research with stunning results.Trade ReviewOffers a powerful - even indispensable - frame to both understand and respond more effectively to our most serious social ills. -- New York Times A heart-breaking, world-shaking, revolutionary book. The Deepest Well uncovers offers a new set of tools, based in science, that can help each of us heal ourselves, our children, and our world. -- Paul Tough, author of New York Times Best Seller How Children SucceedNadine Burke-Harris is one of the most important thinkers in the world. If you have ever experienced psychological pain, you should read this profound and prophetic book. -- Johann HariAdverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today. -- Dr Robert Block, former President of the American Academy of PediatricsThe Deepest Well is a heartbreaking, beautiful book about what might be the most important single issue facing disadvantaged populations: the prevalence of childhood trauma. -- JD Vance, author of Hillbilly ElegyThis ultra-smart and compassionate book delivers revelations about what is really going on—in our bodies, in our families, in our communities—as a result of childhood toxic stress, as well as targeted solutions for individual healing...When I needed it, one person extended the hand of hope and help to me. It saved me. This book has the power to extend that hand to countless others. -- Ashley Judd, actress, political activist and author of All That is Bitter and Sweet This powerful work book brilliantly exposes and explores one of the most critical health issues we face today. Dr Burke-Harris combines a scientist's rigor with a compassionate doctor's heart to paint an unforgettable picture of what is at the center of what ails so many of our communities. -- Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy An extraordinary, eye-opening book. -- People, Book of the WeekThe Deepest Well is a rousing wake-up call, challenging us to re-imagine pressing questions of racial and social justice as matters of public health. The research and stories shared in this highly engaging, provocative book prove beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress. -- Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow The Deepest Well is more than a riveting medical story - it’s a must-read guide for recognizing, understanding and treating a condition that many will find in our own homes. -- BookPage This important and compassionate book further sounds the alarm over childhood trauma - and what can be done to remedy its effects. -- Kirkus, starred review

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Book SynopsisChallenges with emotional regulation and rejection sensitivity can disproportionately affect children and teens with ADHD, impacting on their development at school and their relationship with their peers.Developed for children and young people who experience difficulties with emotional regulation, SEND specialist Sonia Ali, shares a mentoring Intervention programme to support a child or young person with this issue at school or at home. Covering concepts like the fight, flight or freeze response and the 'Window of Tolerance', managing anger outbursts and overwhelm or navigating conflict with peers, this easily digestible book will help educators and carers support children and teens to develop core emotional literacy skills in an enjoyable way!This accessible, step-by-step guide is packed with activities, including role-play situations, discussion-based statements, quizzes and more. The programme can be followed sequentially or 'dipped into' to support a child with a particular issue when relevant.Trade ReviewAn excellent guide and support to everyday emotional health challenges faced when you have ADHD. Whether it's struggling with anger, social anxiety or rejection sensitivity this book will help you understand what is happening and provides brilliant ideas for next steps. -- Jo SteerOnce again Sonia has produced a quite brilliant, relevant and helpful guide to understanding and managing the often challenging emotional characteristics of ADHD. Sonia's deep understanding of the condition means that her publications are beautifully and clearly Written with a helpful and logical style which allows student and mentor to work through challenging emotions carefully and positively. Emotional Regulation remains a very much misunderstood aspect of ADHD but can cause struggles with friendships , family life and self esteem. This toolkit offers a succinct, relevant and up to date work which will be a real gamechanger -- Valerie Ivens, ADHD Coach and advocate

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Book SynopsisAn indispensable guide that empowers parents to understand and recognise anxiety in their children, and to help them to develop strategies to manage it together.An indispensable guide that empowers parents to understand and recognise anxiety in their children, and to help them to develop strategies to manage it together. Parents hold the key to helping their children with the strains of our always-on world.Love In, Love Out helps parents to step back and learn to understand the anxiety that an increasing number of children experience at one time or another.In her book, Clinical Psychologist, National University of Ireland Lecturer, A Lust for Life Mental Health Advisor and mother of two, Dr Malie Coyne sets out to help parents to help their anxious children. Drawing from key psychological theories (attachment theory, cognitive behavioural therapy and compassion-focused therapy), and real-life case studies, Coyne translates her knowledge and experience into practical advice for busy famTrade Review‘We live in an age of anxiety. This book offers practical and evidence-based strategies to help parents navigate this new world. It is written by a parent for parents. Love In, Love Out: A Compassionate Approach to Parenting Your Anxious Child, combines the best of psychological science with heartfelt and practical advice for parents who want to raise resilient children ready for the world. This is one of those books to keep by the bedside, it’s a go-to resource, a beacon of light and inspiration when the going gets tough as a parent in these anxious times we live in.’ – Dr Paul D’Alton,Head of Psychology, St Vincent’s University Hospital DublinAssociate Professor of Psychology, University College DublinFellow and former president, Psychological Society of Ireland

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Book SynopsisChild and Adolescent Psychology provides an accessible and thorough introduction to human development by integrating insights from typical and atypical development. This integration cements understanding since the same processes are involved. Knowledge about atypical development informs the understanding of typical development, and knowledge about typical development is a necessary basis for understanding atypical development and working with children with disorders.Based on international research, and informed by biological, social and cultural perspectives, the book provides explanations of developmental phenomena, with a focus on how children and adolescents at different age levels actually think, feel and act. Following a structure by topic, with chronological developments within each chapter, von Tetzchner presents and contrasts the major theoretical ideas in developmental psychology and discusses their implications for different aspects of development. He also Trade Review‘A hugely impressive achievement, offering a broad panoply of understandings of development from a wide diversity of perspectives and disciplines, spanning all the key areas, and forming a comprehensive, detailed and extremely useful text for students and practitioners alike.’ Dr. Graham Music, Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Clinic London, UKThis book provides an extensive overview of the field of developmental psychology. It illustrates how knowledge about typical and atypical development can be integrated and used to highlight fundamental processes of human growth and maturation. The author has written an accessible text which will be of value to undergraduates and postgraduates alike. I can strongly recommend it to all who are keen to learn about this fascinating and rapidly changing field. Dr. John Coleman, PhD, OBE, UK‘This book is magnificent. It is an extraordinary blend of depth of scholarship with a lucid, and engaging, writing style. Its coverage is impressive: both thorough and timely. An admirable feature of the book is its skillful presentation of typical and atypical development in each chapter. The book is comprehensive, instructive and inviting. Both new and advanced students will love the coverage of this text, will appreciate its use of headers and enjoy its illustrations.’ Professor Joseph Campos, University of California, USAAn amazing achievement. Stephen von Tetzchner's volume has an encyclopedic breadth combined with an unerring eye for the central research across developmental psychology, particularly for the period of its explosive growth since the 1960s. It is remarkable for its even-handed representation of the American and European literatures. Both a text and a reference work, this will be the go-to resource for any teacher, researcher or student of the discipline for the foreseeable future. Professor Andy Lock, University of Lisbon, PortugalTable of ContentsChapter 1: Developmental psychologyChapter 2: Theoretical perspectivesChapter 3: Methods of gaining knowledge about childrenChapter 4: Child and adolescent disorders Chapter 5: Genes, evolution, heredity and environmentChapter 6: Stimulation and activity during fetal developmentChapter 7: Brain developmentChapter 8: Perceptual developmentChapter 9: Motor developmentChapter 10: Theories of cognitive developmentChapter 11: Attention, memory and executive functionChapter 12: Conceptual development and reasoningChapter 13: Mind understandingChapter 14: IntelligenceChapter 15: Learning and instructionChapter 16: The development of communication and languageChapter 17: Emotions and emotion regulationChapter 18: Temperament and personalityChapter 19: AttachmentChapter 20: Sibling and peer relationsChapter 21: Self and identityChapter 22: Moral developmentChapter 23 Prosocial and antisocial developmentChapter 24: Gender developmentChapter 25: PlayChapter 26: Media and understanding of societyChapter 27: Toward adulthoodGlossaryBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBecome an ally with your son and help him to overcome fear of failure with this informative book written by a child psychologist.

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Book SynopsisSarah Hrdy argues that if human babies were to survive in a world of scarce resources, they would need to be cared for, not only by their mothers but also by siblings, aunts, fathers, friendsand, with any luck, grandmothers. Out of this complicated and contingent form of childrearing, says Hrdy, came the human capacity for understanding others.Trade ReviewIn the study of mothering, Sarah Hrdy has no peer. In Mothers and Others, we are treated to Hrdy's infectious writing, taking the reader on a tour of our evolved history as a cooperatively parenting species. The ideas are big, bold, and brain-bending. -- Marc Hauser, author of Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and WrongBoldly conceived and beautifully written, Mothers and Others makes a strong case that we humans are (or should be) cooperative breeders. It is an indispensable contribution to the debate about how and why we came to be the most successful primate of them all. -- Melvin Konner, author of The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human SpiritAs was the case for her earlier classic, Mother Nature, Sarah Hrdy's Mothers and Others is a brilliant work on a profoundly important subject. The leading scientific authority on motherhood has come through again. -- E. O. Wilson"What if I were traveling with a planeload of chimpanzees? Any one of us would be lucky to disembark with all ten fingers and toes still attached...Even among the famously peaceful bonobos...veterinarians sometimes have to be called in following altercations to stitch back on a scrotum or penis," Hrdy writes. What she found is that our unique mothering instinct, quite different from gorillas and chimpanzees, meant that the children most likely to survive were those who could relate to and solicit help from others. We evolved to be wired for empathy for, consideration of, and intuition into how others are feeling. -- Jessa Crispin * Smart Set *To explain the rise of cooperative breeding among our forebears, Hrdy synthesizes an array of new research in anthropology, genetics, infant development, comparative biology. -- Natalie Angier * New York Times *For as long as she's been a sociobiologist, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy has been playfully dismantling traditional notions of motherhood and gender relations...Hrdy is back with another book, Mothers and Others, and another big idea. She argues that human cooperation is rooted not in war making, as sociobiologists have believed, but in baby making and baby-sitting. Hrdy's conception of early human society is far different from the classic sociobiological view of a primeval nuclear family, with dad off hunting big game and mom tending the cave and the kids. Instead, Hrdy paints a picture of a cooperative breeding culture in which parenting duties were spread out across a network of friends and relatives. The effect on our development was profound. -- Julia Wallace * Salon *Hrdy's lucid and comprehensively researched book takes us to the heart of what it means to be human. -- Camilla Power * Times Higher Education *Hrdy's much-awaited new book, is another mind-expanding, paradigm-shifting, rigorously scientific yet eminently readable treatise...Mothers and Others lays the foundation for a new hypothesis about human evolution...Mothers and Others is overflowing with fascinating information and thinking. It's a book you read, pausing regularly to consider the full import of what you just read...Sarah Blaffer Hrdy has added another enormous building block to our thinking about our origins with this new book. Our species is lucky to have her. -- Claudia Casper * Globe and Mail *Provocative. [Hrdy] argues that unlike other apes, Homo sapiens could never have evolved if human mothers had been required to raise their offspring on their own. Human infants are too helpless and too expensive in their demands for care and resources. So human females have to line up helpers--sometimes extending beyond their own kin--to raise their young. That requires both males and females to invest heavily in social skills for bargaining with other members of their groups. Hrdy suggests that females in ancestral hunting and gathering groups may have thrived because they were free to be flexible in this way. Female flexibility was reduced when humans established settlements requiring male coalitions to defend them, probably leading to greater control of females by males...The most refreshing aspect of [this] book is the challenge [it] offers to what we thought we already knew. -- John Odling-Smee * Nature *If Sarah Blaffer Hrdy were a male scientist, I might be tempted to say that her new book Mothers and Others arrives like an intellectual time bomb, or that it throws a grenade into accepted notions of human evolution. But those are aggressive, competitive metaphors, and one of the essential points of Mothers and Others is that aggression and competition have been given far too central a place in the standard accounts of how our species came into being. From Charles Darwin onward, those accounts are mostly the work of men, and Hrdy points out in meticulous detail how partial and biased was their understanding of the remote past...Mothers and Others offers enormous rewards. It is not only revolutionary; it is also wise and humane. -- Mark Abley * Calgary Herald *More than a million years ago, somewhere in Africa, a group of apes began to rear their young differently. Unlike almost all other primates, they were willing to let others share in the care of infants. The reasons for this innovation are lost in the ancient past, but according to well-known anthropologist Hrdy, it was crucial that these mothers had related--and therefore trusted--females nearby and that the helpers provided food as well as care. Out of this "communal care," she argues, grew the human capacity for understanding one another: mothers and others teach us who will care and who will not. Beginning with her opening conceit of apes on an airplane (you wouldn't want to be on this flight) and continuing through her informed insights into the behavior of other species, Hrdy's reasoning is fascinating to follow. -- Michelle Press * Scientific American *One of the boldest thinkers in her field...Hrdy's scope is huge...To build her arguments, she expertly knits together research from a variety of fields--fossil evidence, endocrinology, psychology, history, child development, genetics, comparative primatology and field research among hunter-gatherer societies. Her book is at once entertaining, full of apt, often colorful anecdotes, sometimes culled from her own experiences, and rich with information and case studies...Hrdy is not only synthesizing her own research on female reproductive strategies (initially on langur monkeys in India), but that of hundreds of other researchers to create what amounts to a sweeping new meta-paradigm. -- Michele Pridmore-Brown * Times Literary Supplement *In this compelling and wide-ranging book, Hrdy sets out to explain the mystery of how humans evolved into cooperative apes. The demands of raising our slow-growing and energetically expensive offspring led to cooperative child-rearing, she argues, which was key to our survival. -- Alison Motluk * New Scientist *Using evidence from diverse research fields (including ethnography, archaeology, developmental psychology, primatology, endocrinology, and genetics), Hrdy builds an engaging and compelling argument for an evolutionary history of cooperative offspring care that requires us to rethink entrenched views about how we came to be human...Mothers and Others provides a fascinating, readable account of how our hominin ancestors might have negotiated the obstacles to raising offspring. Hrdy presents a well-argued case for human evolutionary history being characterized by cooperative offspring care, which opens fresh avenues of research into the history of our species. In addition, she prompts readers to consider far-reaching questions, such as whether the nuclear family is the "best" unit in which to raise children and how learned parenting practices might determine the future of human evolution. Her thought-provoking book will interest students, specialists, and general readers alike and should focus attention on the neglected roles of mothers and others within human evolutionary theory. -- Gillian R. Brown * Science *Hrdy presents her hypothesis systematically and painstakingly, chapter by chapter, so that the result is compellingly plausible. -- William McGrew * American Scientist *Understanding the evolution of the human mind has become the holy grail of modern evolutionary anthropology and evolutionary psychology, and those who pursue it feel themselves closing in on something big. Mothers and Others is a heroic contribution to this quest. It is an anthropological T(A)E: a theory of (almost) everything, a genre for which I must confess a weakness. It stands above most other examples of the genre, however, for both its scholarship and its craft. Hrdy draws on a broad literature extending beyond the traditional domains of primatology and anthropology, with particular emphasis on developmental psychology, but breadth of scholarship and lucid vision have long been the trademarks of her writing...Hrdy is at least as gifted as a writer as [Stephen Jay] Gould and at least as clear a thinker...This is a very important book, and a beautiful one. It is a book that will delight a broad lay readership coming to it from disparate perspectives. It will be a wonderful book to assign to undergraduates in a range of courses. But most importantly, it is a challenging and provocative book for academics and scientists interested in human cognition and human evolution. Once again, Hrdy has woven together strands of material from many sources into an elegant tapestry of insight and logic, emblazoned with her vision of who we are, and why. -- Peter Ellison * Evolutionary Psychology *The book is an impressive and sustained argument for why, unlike other apes, humans are cooperative breeders...Hrdy offers some fascinating speculations about the problems whose solution might have facilitated the emergence of cooperative breeding. -- Pierre Jacob * International Cognition and Culture Institute blog *Mothers and Others is an engaging book. It is full of fascinating information from diverse fields, imaginatively harnessed to produce a coherent account of our genetic predispositions as a species. Above all, it challenges the pervasively sexist tradition within evolutionary psychology, which routinely highlights aggression and maternal care at the expense of sociability and shared care. In doing so, the book provides a rich foundation for engagement with the social sciences, exploring the articulation between our genetic predispositions and contemporary human societies. -- Michael Gilding * Australian Book Review *Convincing about the importance of alloparenting, [Hrdy] makes a rich case that draws on wide erudition about many primate species and current arguments about human cooperation. -- B. Weston * Choice *In Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding, Sarah Hrdy argues that what makes humans different from other apes is our need to rear children cooperatively. Elegantly written and, to any parent, compellingly argued. -- Morgan Kelly * Irish Times *Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is one of the most original and influential minds in evolutionary anthropology...It is possible to see Hrdy's most recent book, Mothers and Others, as the third in a trilogy that began with The Woman That Never Evolved. It may be the most important...[It's her] most ambitious contribution. In Mothers and Others, she situates this pivotal mother-infant pair not in an empty expanse of savanna, waiting for a man to arrive with his killed game, but where it actually belongs, in the dense social setting of a hunter-gatherer or, before that, an ape or monkey group. Hrdy argues convincingly that social support was crucial to human success, that compared with other primates, humans are uniquely cooperative, and that it was precisely cooperation in child care that gave rise to this general bent...Hrdy's gracefully written, expert account of human behavior focuses on the positive, and its most important contribution is to give cooperation its rightful place in child care. Through a lifetime of pathbreaking work, she has repeatedly undermined our complacent, solipsistic, masculine notions of what women were meant "by nature" to be. Here as elsewhere she urges caution and compassion toward women whose maternal role must be constantly rethought and readjusted to meet the demands of a changing world. Women have done this successfully for millions of years, and their success will not stop now. But neither Hrdy nor I nor anyone else can know whether the strong human tendency to help mothers care for children can produce the species-wide level of cooperation that we now need to survive. -- Melvin Konner * New York Review of Books *Table of Contents* Apes on a Plane * Why Us and Not Them? * Why It Takes a Village * Novel Developments * Will the Real Pleistocene Family Please Step Forward? * Meet the Alloparents * Babies as Sensory Traps * Grandmothers among Others * Childhood and the Descent of Man * Notes * References * Acknowledgments * Index

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Book SynopsisEncourage and support your baby''s natural development with this inspiring collection of daily activities that promote safe, fun and effective playSplit into bite-sized chapters with an accessible tone and accompanying illustrations, The Baby Play Guide provides a host of easy and practical ideas to help you make every second with your baby count. Packed with a variety of stimulating, screen-free and age-appropriate activity suggestions for you to try, this book will guide you through your baby''s first year, encouraging you to bond with them through play while supporting and tracking their development.Whether it''s showing a newborn high-contrast images to help their visual focus, or enjoying creative, messy play with older infants, this informative guide will also explain the context and science behind baby development at key stages, how to play the activity, and how each one can help your little one reach motor, sensory, communication and feeding milestones.

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Book SynopsisHow to use solution-focused therapy with children and adolescents.Table of ContentsWhat is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy; Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Children - A Natural Fit; It's a Matter of Technique; Assessing Your Clients, Agreeing on Goals; Let's Get To It!; Communicating with Children on Their Own Terms; Treating Children with Uncommon Needs; Making a Difference with Teenagers; Looking from the Therapist's Chair.

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Book SynopsisOffers play therapists practical ways of handling a pervasive issue with intense and aggressive play by their clients.Trade Review"I thought the book was an excellent introduction to working therapeutically with aggression in play therapy. It may also be helpful to signpost to social workers and clinicians doing direct work particularly for the chapters on the Nervous System and Basics of Regulating." -- BAPT Magazine

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Book SynopsisSynthesizing an explosion of recent research, this book presents dramatic advances in understanding and treating autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in very young children. Leading authorities describe the innovative tools and methods that are enabling clinicians to more effectively identify 0- to 5-year-olds with the disorder and those at risk for related problems. Chapters discuss the early core symptoms and co-occurring characteristics of ASD, the best diagnostic instruments, and lessons learned from large-scale screening and surveillance, including sibling studies. The book reviews evidence-based interventions and explores practical issues in treatment of young children and their families.Trade Review"An impressive, comprehensive resource on autism during infancy and toddlerhood. The contributors provide an up-to-date overview of research on screening, symptoms, and treatment. This book will be valuable to both clinicians and researchers interested in the earliest manifestations of ASD and how to improve children’s outcomes."--Geraldine Dawson, PhD, William Cleland Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences; and Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, Duke University School of Medicine "Finally, everything you need in one place! This is a scientifically rigorous yet remarkably accessible analysis of what we have learned and what we still need to understand about autism screening, diagnosis, and treatment in infants and young children. Clinicians who are eager to translate research into high-quality care--and the children and families they serve--will benefit from this important work."--Alison Singer, President, Autism Science Foundation "This outstanding work has particularly strong chapters relating to screening and diagnosis. The book thoughtfully describes current practices, barriers, controversies, and guidelines for accurate and early identification of ASD. This is a great book for students who will be screening or diagnosing children with ASD and for professionals who wish to stay abreast of current issues in the field."--Lynn Kern Koegel, PhD, CCC-SLP, Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine; codeveloper, pivotal response treatment-This book is an easy read….It covers all aspects related to young children with autism including assessment, diagnosis, and treatments. It is useful for both clinicians and researchers in the field.--Doody's Review Service, 01/08/2021Table of ContentsIntroduction, Katarzyna Chawarska & Fred R. Volkmar 1. The Evolution of Autism as a Diagnostic Concept, Fred R. Volkmar & Roald A. Øien 2. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delays in Infants and Toddlers, Emily Campi, Catherine Lord, & Rebecca Grzadzinski 3. Psychological Development of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Suzanne L. Macari, Kelly K. Powell, Megan Lyons, Celine A. Saulnier, Angelina Vernetti, & Katarzyna Chawarska 4. Early Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Maria Pizzano & Connie Kasari 5. Development of Infant Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Katarzyna Chawarska, Suzanne L. Macari, Angelina Vernetti, & Ludivine Brunissen 6. Brain and Behavioral Development in High-Risk Infants: Considering the Role of Sensorimotor, Attentional, and Reward Networks, Robin Sifre, Joseph Piven, & Jed T. Elison 7. Long-Term Outcomes of Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Meghan Miller & Sally Ozonoff 8. Intervention during the Prodromal Stages of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jonathan Green 9. Providing Medical Care to Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fred R. Volkmar, Roald A. Øien, & Lisa Wiesner 10. Advancing Technology to Meet the Needs of Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Frederick Shic, Kelsey Jackson Dommer, Adham Atyabi, Marilena Mademtzi, Roald A. Øien, Julie A. Kientz, & Jessica Bradshaw 11. Potential Challenges of Importing Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening and Diagnostic Tools from High-Income Countries to Resource-Poor Settings, Amina Abubakar, Kavita Ruparelia, Joseph K. Gona, Kenneth Rimba, Rachel Mapenzi, Petrus J. de Vries, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Andy Shih, & Charles R. Newton Index

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Book SynopsisThis key textbook, now in its fourth edition, provides students with the most comprehensive introduction to the study of human memory and its applications in the field. Written by three leading experts, it delivers an authoritative and accessible overview of key topic areas. Each chapter combines breadth of content coverage with a wealth of relevant practical examples, whilst the engaging writing style invites the reader to share the authorsâ fascination with the exploration of memory through their individual areas of expertise. Across the text, the scientific theory is connected to a range of real-world questions and everyday human experiences.This new edition:â Has been fully revised and updated to address the latest research, theories, and applications, including a new second chapter that acts as a one-stop overview of the full range of neuroscience methods for studying memory.â Includes new or expanded coverage of collective memory, spatial memory, explicit and implic

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Book SynopsisExecutive Function in Childhood: Development, Individual Differences, and Real-Life Importance examines executive function during infancy and early childhood through the lenses of developmental psychology, neuropsychology, and educational psychology. Co-authored by three experts in the field, this concise book is aimed at early undergraduate students and, as well as providing an up-to-date overview of executive function, illustrates a range of core concepts around psychological assessment of infants and children, including neuroimaging. The text is accessible for students with limited prior knowledge, and will enable them to acquire more in-depth understanding from literature in the field.Trade ReviewExecutive functions are critical for all aspects of development, success in school and in life, and good mental and physical health. Given how important executive functions skills are, this book which explains what executive functions are, how they develop, social and emotional influences on, and consequences of, executive functions, and how executive functions look in atypical populations could not be more timely. * Professor Adele Diamond, PhD, FRSC, FAPA, FAPS, FSEP, Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, University of British Columbia *Executive Function in Childhood is a phenomenal, succinct, approachable overview of executive function and its development. Including up-to-date research and practical considerations, this book is a great resource for teaching and learning the basics of executive function and why we should care about it. * Andrew Ribner, University of Pittsburgh *Table of Contents1: What is Executive Function? 2: The emergence of Executive Function from infancy to preschool 3: Advances in Executive Function from primary school to adolescence 4: Understanding the origins of individual differences in Executive Function 5: Understanding social and academic consequences of individual differences in Executive Function 6: Executive Function and developmental disorders

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Book SynopsisCommunication Interventions with Deaf People concerns the application of spoken, signed, and written language interventions with deaf and hard of hearing children, young people, and adults. With over forty deaf and hearing contributors, it extends beyond the classroom providing clinical and real-life applications of learning and communication.

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Book SynopsisFrom renowned integrative family physician Dr Kenneth Bock, a groundbreaking approach to understanding and treating mental health among adolescents and teens.Over the past decade, the number of 12- to 17-year-olds suffering from mental health disorders has more than doubled. While adolescents and teens are notorious for mood swings and rebellion, parents today are navigating new terrain as their children are increasingly at risk of struggling with a mental health issue. But the question remains: What is causing this epidemic of illness?In Brain Inflamed, acclaimed integrative doctor Dr Kenneth Bock shares a revolutionary new view of adolescent and teen mental health - one that suggests many of the mental disorders most common among this population (including depression, anxiety, and OCD) may share the same underlying mechanism: systemic inflammation. In this groundbreaking work, Dr Bock explains the essential role of the immune system and the microbiomeTrade ReviewDr. Bock is a leader in integrative medicine, and his latest book, Brain Inflamed, will be a game-changer for parents desperately looking for answers to their children's unexplained mental health struggles. In this revolutionary book, Dr. Bock illuminates the biological underpinnings of psychological disorders in kids and offers both reassurance and practical solutions. The body is miraculous and you have more power over your health than you think; let Dr. Bock show you the way -- Kris Carr, New York Times Bestselling Author and Wellness ActivistThere's no question that gut-based inflammation has widespread, systemic effects throughout the body-and can even affect the brain. In this rigorous and helpful book, Dr. Kenneth Bock explains how and why young people may be especially vulnerable to neuroinflammation as a result of both common viruses and bacteria, as well as lifestyle choices, and provides an integrative approach to healing -- Steven Gundry, MD, New York Times bestselling author of THE PLANT PARADOX and THE LONGEVITY PARADOXIn Brain Inflamed, Dr. Kenneth Bock identifies the insidious, hidden cause of so many mental health disorders in adolescents and teens: neuroinflammation. This accessible, comforting, and illuminating book will offer a lifeline to kids who are struggling as well as much-needed resources and support for their families -- Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times bestselling author of FOOD: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT?

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher and the Teenage Brain is essential reading for all teachers and students of education. This book offers a fascinating introduction to teenage brain development and shows how this knowledge has changed the way we understand young people. It provides a critical insight into strategies for improving relationships in the classroom and helping both adults and teenagers cope better with this stage of life.Dr John Coleman shows how teachers and students can contribute to healthy brain development. The book includes information about memory and learning, as well as guidance on motivation and the management of stress. Underpinned by his extensive work with schools, Dr Coleman offers advice on key topics including the importance of sleep, the social brain, moodiness, risk and risk-taking and the role of hormones. This book is extensively illustrated with examples from classrooms and interviews with teachers. It explicitly links research and practice to create a comTrade Review**Learning Ladders Best Books for Educators Summer 2021 Awards**We’re delighted that The Teacher and the Teenage Brain has made the shortlist at Learning Ladders. It was shortlisted alongside 40 other books from a longlist of over 100 entries for its dedication to enriching the lives of educators with writing. The awards panel featured teachers, school leaders, and EdTech entrepreneurs including Learning Ladders’ founder, Matt Koster-Marcon, who is also Chair of the EdTech Special Interest Group at BESA. We’re proud to be included in the list and congratulate the other shortlisted books for their work. ‘John Coleman’s book is beautifully written, thoughtful and creative, and could have a real and positive impact on teachers', parents' and students' lives. He describes the recent science on the teenage brain, from hormones and sleep to risk-taking and social interaction to mental health and mental illness, and how this evidence is relevant for the classroom. Not only does this book provide a succinct overview of the evidence, it also dispels myths, and provides novel and creative suggestions for teachers, students and parents, including lesson plans and workshop ideas. Coleman writes about scientific findings in a way that will engage anyone interested in teaching and nurturing young people.’Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, University of Cambridge, UK‘This book should be a compulsory part of all teacher training. If you are looking for an essential primer on all matters relating to the adolescent brain, learning and development, read this book. In schools, we are still in the foothills of appreciating how understanding the teenage brain will transform education. The Teacher and the Teenage Brain brought together all my disparate thoughts together into one highly accessible read. Throughout, John Coleman’s compassion for, and understanding of, young people shine through, offering evidence-based research and practical strategies. As a Headteacher, I feel that, if this book was turned into an INSET day, my staff would come away feeling enlightened and enthused.’Rob Shadbolt, Headteacher, Wood Green School, Witney, UK‘For children who have had adverse childhood experiences in those famously vital early years, how empowering to know there are also important teenage years for the brain's development. It's not all fixed. We can yet make a difference and assist the restructuring going on. Let's get this information into the hands of educators, parents and carers, and create agency for our teens.’Sylvia Jennings, Assistant Head, and Matt Warren, Headteacher, Presdales School, Hertfordshire, UK‘What is the teenage brain trying to do? What does it feel like to have one? What can go wrong? In his book, The Teacher and the Teenage Brain, trained clinical psychologist John Coleman asks whether neuroscience can actually lead to more effective teaching and learning. His answer is a categorical YES – because it changes the way we understand young people. Direct translation from neuroscience to education is challenging, but Coleman is a perfect example of how it can be done well. Reviewing the latest (and sometimes surprising) findings across areas crucial to the development of the teenage brain – cognitive skills, decision-making around risk, sensitivity to rewards, social skills and peer influence, emotion regulation, and sleep – he shows how new neuroscience findings can help teachers understand their pupils, teenagers gain an insight into the changes they are going through, and parents understand and perhaps interact better with their children. This is delivered in the form of concrete lesson plans for each of these interested parties. This book is a great example of how education can be advanced by multiple contributions of the social and biological sciences.’Professor Michael S. C. Thomas, Director, University of London Centre for Educational Neuroscience, UK‘In this book John Coleman manages to combine an impressive knowledge and understanding of the brain with his outstanding skill in communicating complex ideas to a wide audience. The book reflects the author’s lifelong work with teenagers, a passionate commitment to education, to working with teachers, and a deep knowledge of the most recent advances in brain science. A ‘must-read’ for students of education and for teachers, The Teacher and the Teenage Brain provides compelling and easily accessible information and insight into one of psychology’s great challenges.’ Professor Ingrid Lunt, University of Oxford, UK‘John Coleman’s 'The Teacher and the Teenage Brain' provides an accurate and up-to-date primer on the essentials of how the brain functions, from its neurochemistry to the multiple brain areas that affect learning. As such, it is a highly useful source of professional knowledge for any teacher. It also draws on recent research to explore several contemporary issues, and it was wonderful to see accurate coverage of the neuroscience of social interaction, sleep, and risk taking, to name just a few. It’s rare to see a book focusing on the neuroscience of the teenage learner in particular, and as well as informing readers it will help to dispel a few myths.’ Jonathan Firth, University of Strathclyde, UK ‘Complex topics are explained brilliantly, using simple language, interesting facts and questions to stoke curiosity, and solid research to support findings…With each chapter, you are left with greater insight into how to better relate to, engage or teach teenagers through this challenging time... During this critical period of brain development, teachers and parents have opportunities to support young people and help them become more confident individuals and better learners despite their starting points.’ Yvette Reinfor, co-founder, More Curricular, UKTable of Contents1. Ten Things Every Teacher Needs to Know About the Teenage Brain 2. A Brief Introduction to Teenage Development 3. From "My Baby’s Brain" to "My Teen Brain" 4. Learning and Memory 5. Risk and Reward 6. The Social Brain 7. Stress and Mental Health 8. Teenagers and Sleep 9. The Teenage Brain for Teachers: Planning a Workshop 10. The Teenage Brain for Students: A Lesson Plan 11. The Teenage Brain for Parents: Engaging Families in New Knowledge

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Book SynopsisHow sustained disruptions to children’s safety have physical, behavioural and mental health impact that follow them into adulthood.

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Book SynopsisThis thorough revision of the highly successful first edition of Life-Span Development offers the reader a wide-ranging and thought provoking account of human development throughout the lifespan. The lifespan approach emphasises that development does not stop when we cease to be adolescents but goes on throughout adulthood and into old age. In initial chapters Leonie Sugarman outlines the issues surrounding the notion of development and how it can be studied, including reviews of the work of key theorists Erikson, Levinson and Gould. She goes on to consider the different ways in which the life course can be construed: as a series of age-related stages; as a cumulative sequence; as a series of developmental tasks; as a series of key life events and transitions or as a narrative construction which creates a sense of dynamic continuity. A final chapter looks at how people cope, the resources that are available and the theoretical and practical issues regarding interventions to aTrade Review"In a relatively short book it is quite remarkable how many concepts, theories and perspectives are described with such clarity, detail and critique. ... It all adds up to a tapestry as rich and as complex as human life itself." - Christine Doyle, Department of Psychology, University of East London"This is an excellent revision to the original text. … This book makes a substantial contribution to the furthering of our understanding of life-span development psychology." - Ian Rivers, College of Ripon and York St JohnTable of ContentsLifespan Developmental Psychology. Collecting Data About Lives. Age Stages and Lifelines. Cumulative Sequences. Developmental Tasks. Life Events and Transitions. Dynamic Continuity Through Narrative. Intervention.

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Book SynopsisInfant research observations and hypotheses have raised serious questions about previous mainstream psychoanalytic theories of earliest childhood development. In Jungian Psychotherapy and Contemporary Infant Research, Mario Jacoby looks at how these observations are relevant to psychotherapeutic and Jungian analytical practice. Using recent findings in infant research, along with practical examples from therapeutic practice, he shows how early emotional exchange processes, though becoming superimposed in adult life by rational control and various defenses, remain operative and become reactivated in situations of intimacy. Jungian Psychotherapy and Contemporary Infant Research will be of interest to both professionals and students involved in analytical psychology and psychotherapy.Table of ContentsPart I: About the Psychology of the Infant 1. The child in the imagination of the adult 2. The clinical and the observed infant 3. The clinically reconstructed infant in the development of psychoanalytic theory 4. The observed infant in psychoanalytic perspective 5. The observed infant in infant research 6. Drives versus motivational systems 7. The affects 8. The self and the organizational forms of the sense of self 9.The question of fantasy in infancy 10. The symbolic function 11. The infant and its environment Part II: Jungian Theories of the complexes and modern infant research 1. Archetypes and complexes 2. The mother complex 3. The father complex 4. About the inferiority complex 5. Sexual complexes 6. The dominance of aversive motivations and their influence on the formation of complexes Part III: The significance of infant research for analysis and analytical psychotherapy 1. Some basic principles of Jungian analysis 2. The core self in the psychotherapeutic field 3. Organizational stage of intersubjectivity in therapy 4. The verbal sense of self within the therapeutic field 5. On interpreting dreams Closing remarks Bibliography

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Book SynopsisWhen first published in 1923, this classic work took the psychological world by storm. Piaget's views expressed in this book, have continued to influence the world of developmental psychology to this day.Trade Review'His theory of child development has influenced the way millions of schoolchildren have been taught.' - Times Literary Supplement'Jean Piaget breaks startling new ground by showing us how a child's grasp of concepts develops as inevitably as his bones.' - The Observer

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Book SynopsisSeparation, the second volume of Attachment and Loss, continues John Bowlby''s influential work on the importance of the parental relationship to mental health. Here he considers separation and the anxiety that accompanies it: the fear of imminent or anticipated separation, the fear induced by parental threats of separation, and the inversion of the parent-child relationship. Dr Bowlby re-examines the situations that cause us to feel fear and compares them with evidence from animals. He concludes that fear is initially aroused by certain elemental situations - sudden movement, darkness or separation - which, although intrinsically harmless, are indicative of an increased risk of danger.Attachment and Loss is a deeply important series of works that continue to influence the landscape of psychoanalysis and psychology, and its second volume, Separation, provides a unique exploration of anxiety in the parent-child relationship.Trade Review"The publication of Attachment and Loss will prove a turning point in the history of psychoanalysis and psychology generally." Times Literary Supplement "It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of Dr Bowlby's work...In practical terms, his ideas have modified and will continue to influence the rearing of children and the treatment of those who are disturbed. In theoretical terms, his contributions have given psychoanalysis a shot in the arm and a biological perspective which was sadly lacking." -- Anthony Storr Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisThe nature of memory for everyday events, and the contexts that can affect it, are controversial topics being investigated by researchers in cognitive, social, clinical, and developmental/lifespan psychology today. This book brings many of these researchers together in an attempt to unpack the contextual and processing variables that play a part in everyday memory, particularly for emotion-laden events. They discuss the mental structures and processes that operate in the formation of memory representations and their later retrieval and interpretation.Table of ContentsContents: Conference Participants. N.L. Stein, P.A. Ornstein, An Agenda for Research in Everyday and Emotional Memory. Part I: Knowledge-Based and Appraisal Models of Everyday and Emotional Memory.N.L. Stein, E. Wade, M.D. Liwag, A Theoretical Approach to Understanding and Remembering Emotional Events. M. Ross, Validating Memories. P.A. Ornstein, L.B. Shapiro, P.A. Clubb, A. Follmer, L. Baker-Ward, The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Children's Memory for Salient Medical Experiences. S. Folkman, N.L. Stein, A Goal-Process Approach to Analyzing Narrative Memories for AIDS-Related Stressful Events. Part II: Perceptual and Verbal Processes in Everyday Memory.J.M. Mandler, L. McDonough, Nonverbal Recall. J. Huttenlocher, V. Prohaska, Reconstructing the Times of Past Events. B. Tversky, Spatial Constructions. C.J. Brainerd, Children's Forgetting With Implications for Memory Suggestibility. Part III: Studies of Emotional and Painful Memories.R. Fivush, J. Kuebli, Making Everyday Events Emotional: The Construal of Emotion in Parent-Child Conversations About the Past. G.S. Goodman, J.A. Quas, Trauma and Memory: Individual Differences in Children's Recounting of a Stressful Experience. P. Salovey, A.F. Smith, Memory for the Experience of Physical Pain. Part IV: Psychological Issues in Eyewitness Testimony.M.A. Mason, Adult Perceptions of Children's Memory for the Traumatic Event of Sexual Abuse: A Clinical and Legal Dilemma. P. Ekman, Lying and Deception. Part V: Developmental Perspectives on Eyewitness Testimony.D.P. Peters, Stress, Arousal, and Children's Eyewitness Memory. M. Bruck, S.J. Ceci, The Description of Children's Suggestibility. M.S. Zaragoza, S.M. Lane, J.K. Ackil, K.L. Chambers, Confusing Real and Suggested Memories: Source Monitoring and Eyewitness Suggestibility. Part VI: Commentaries.T. Trabasso, Whose Memory Is It? The Social Context of Remembering. G. Gigerenzer, Memory as Knowledge-Based Inference: Two Observations. W.F. Brewer, Children's Eyewitness Memory Research: Implications From Schema Memory and Autobiographical Memory Research.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on developmental psychology, this work features 12 essays exploring contemporary views and developments in research and theory in the relationship between imagination and cognition in childhood.Table of ContentsPreface PART I: OVERVIEWThe Child's First Ways of Knowing Delmont Morrison PART II: DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNSSocialization and Moral Development Michael Siegal and Robin Francis Learned Helplessness in Children: Perception of Control and Casual Attributions Steven Friedlander Music in the Organization of Childhood Experience Peter Ostwald and Delmont Morrison PART III: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EXPERIENCEImagination and Creativity in Childhood: The Influence of the Family Diana Shmukler A Cognitive-Affective Theory of the Development of Imagination: Family Mediation and Television Influences Jerome L. Singer and Dorothy G. Singer Social Cognition and Social Competence in Childhood through Adolescence Lawrence A. Kurdek PART IV: THE USES OF IMAGINATIONProcess and Change in Child Therapy and Development: The Concept of Metaphor Sebastiano Santostefano The Paracosm: A Special Form of Fantasy Robert Silvey and Stephen MacKeith The Realities of Play Brian Vandenberg E. Nesbit's Forty-First Year: Her Life, Times, and Symbolizations of Personal Growth Ravenna Helson The Development of Romantic Ideation and J. M. Barrie's Image of the Lost Boy Delmont Morrison and Shirley Linden Morrison

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Book SynopsisThis Element argues that gossiping is the most powerful mechanism to sustain cooperation without formal intervention. Propositions on cultural, structural, dispositional, situational, and technological gossip antecedents and consequences are developed and illustrated with evidence from the empirical record.Table of ContentsA strange kind of indulgence; 1. The puzzle of sustainable cooperation; 2. The evolutionary origins of gossip, reputation and cooperation; 3. A goal framing perspective on gossip, reputation and cooperation; 4. Gossip: antecedents and consequences for reputation and cooperation; 5. Gossip and reputation in contemporary societies; 6. A research agenda for goal framing theory, gossip and reputation effects; References; Acknowledgements.

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Book SynopsisThis vital, sensitive guide explains the serious issues children face online and how they are impacted by them on a developmental, neurological, social, mental health and wellbeing level. Covering technologies used by children aged two through to adulthood, it offers parents and professionals clear, evidence-based information about online harms and their effects and what they can do to support their child should they see, hear or bear witness to these events online.Catherine Knibbs, specialist advisor in the field, explains the issues involved when using online platforms and devices in family, social and educational settings. Examined in as non-traumatising a way as possible, the book covers key topics including cyberbullying; cyberstalking; pornography; online grooming; sexting; live streaming; vigilantism; suicide and self-harm; trolling and e-harassment; bantz, doxing and social media hacking; dares, trends and life-threatening activities; information and misinformation; aTrade ReviewCatherine has been involved in the cyberpsychology field of work for over 25yrs and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the forefront of this area. Her work provides a fascinating and informative perspective and details the challenges that, not just professionals, but anyone can face when dealing with these issues. She is able to observe and analyse the relevant facts and explains the problems to the reader, so they can fully appreciate and understand this complex work. As an Online Safety Professional, I follow Catherine's work very closely, and utilise the cross overs from her work into my own work, which greatly assists in the online protection of minors in today's world. Andrew Briercliffe - "Online Safety Professional" - experience in Law Enforcement, Education and Social MediaCath is versed in critical thinking and presents a clear path to categorise information, misinformation and disinformation in a sector where health and well-being are jam-packed with non-specialists. The resulting outcome of bad advice is that the developing child’s body can be impacted by the skewed knowledge of online ‘gurus’ giving out guidance that may well cause developmental and psychological harm.Movement, diet and body-based issues are rife amongst our young, with snake oil salespeople offering quick fixes. However, these pseudo-experts lack of awareness of our children’s current technological landscape and our young people’s social-media anxieties means the advice provided is ill-advised and, at worst, devastating.Our future generations deserve better and with my work looking to create more play opportunities for children that rely on less technology and sustainable real-world strategies to help with physical, emotional and mental well-being. It is excellent to collaborate with adults such as Cath, who labour to help adults understand the role they can play in creating safer online spaces for our kids.- Darryl Edwards, Movement Coach, author of the best-selling books "Animal Moves" and "My First Animal Moves", and a thought leader in creativity and innovation in fitness and health. Darryl developed the Primal Play Method® to inspire young and old to make physical activity fun. He blogs at PrimalPlay.com.As someone who works on the frontlines with Catherine Knibbs on the war on young people, she has nailed the chaotic weight of things battling for kids' attention, likes,clicks, follows, and time - but mostly end up doing huge damage to them in the process. Smart phones, social media, many of the so-called 'influencers' and less ethical brands have figured out there is huge profit in young people's low self-esteem, diminished well-being and faith that 'they alone' can fix it - with the 'they' often being bad advice, dodgy diets, dangerous exercise plan or a dependency on the filter and selfie culture that robs so much time and gives so much self-loathing in return. For all the parents, teachers, young people or just people who care about the future of young people - Catherine Knibbs' book is an essential read - it decodes all the modern mysteries and fads of the online world but also gives much needed tools to both protect your children - and you - from the many hostile forces they now have to contend with. - Chloe Combi, Author, Speaker, Columnist, Futurist, Host of 'You Don't Know Me.'Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1 Psychological games. 2 Trends, challenges and hoaxes. 3 Information, misinformation and disinformation. 4 Cyberbullying. 5 Cyberstalking. 6 Bodies, health and wellbeing. 7 Self-harm. 8 Professionals who harm. Helplines and organisations. References and bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of human development and family science. It provides insights from home economics, sociology and psychology to explain and analyze how the field was established and how it is developing and showcases the contribution of its unique transdisciplinary nature.Expert authors cover key topics and highlight historical contributions from women, scholars of color, and LGBTQIA scholars; they emphasize and incorporate research that cuts across cultures; and examine current human development and family science trends in research and careers in their chosen fields. Subjects and issues covered include historical and contemporary studies of child development; adolescent development and young adulthood; adulthood and aging; family science; marriage formation and maintenance; parenthood; divorce; the role of grandparents; and sibling relationships.Exploring how human development and family science can b

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Book SynopsisMedical Ethics and Moral Psychology: An Integrative Approach is a pioneering book which provides a comprehensive exploration of the ethical challenges in contemporary healthcare. Seamlessly combining insights from medical ethics and moral psychology, this interdisciplinary work illuminates critical issues that have become particularly relevant in recent times, especially in the context of culture wars.This integrative approach enables readers to gain a deeper understanding of how moral decision-making is influenced by cognitive biases, societal attitudes, and philosophical frameworks. The book meticulously examines the complexities of vaccine mandates, addressing psychological resistance and conspiracy theories, while discussing self-defense arguments in abortion debates and the cognitive dissonance surrounding fetal personhood. It further provides a balanced analysis of euthanasia by navigating the nuanced distinctions between killing and letting die, and it interroga

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding and applying psychology within youth sport settings is key to maximising young athletes' enjoyment, wellbeing, and sporting performance. Written by a team of leading international researcher-practitioners, this book is the first to offer an evidence-based introduction to the theory and practice of sport psychology for children and young athletes. It provides practical strategies and guidance for those working in or researching youth sport, demonstrating how to integrate sport psychology effectively in a variety of youth sport contexts. With real-life case studies that demonstrate psychological theory put into practice, it discusses a wide spectrum of issues faced by young athletes and recommends the best approaches to addressing them. Key topics covered include: the cognitive, social, and physical development of young athletes optimising fun, motivation, and self-confidence enhancing young athletes' relatTable of Contents1. An Introduction to Sport Psychology for Young Athletes [Camilla J. Knight, Chris. G. Harwood and Daniel Gould] Section 1: Setting the Scene 2. The Role of Sport Psychology for Young Athletes [Larry Lauer, Rebecca A. Zakrajsek and E. Earlynn Lauer] 3. Delivering Sport Psychology Across Youth Sport Contexts [Rich Neil and Brendan Cropley] 4. Developmental Considerations for Working with Young Athletes [Lindsay E. Kipp] 5. Understanding and Assessing Young Athletes’ Psychological Needs [Mark J. G. Holland, Sam Cooley and Jennifer Cumming] Section 2: Key Considerations During Childhood 6. Initiating Involvement and Building Foundations for the Future [Richard Keegan and Camilla J. Knight] 7. Integrating Fun in Young Athletes’ Sport Experiences [Amanda J. Visek, Heather Mannix, Devon Mann and Ciera Jones] 8. Toward More Empowering and Less Disempowering Environments in Youth Sport: Theory to Evidence-based Practice [Joan L. Duda, Paul Appleton, Juliette Stebbings and Isabel Balaguer] 9. Developing Self-Confidence in Young Athletes [Robin S. Vealey, Melissa A. Chase and Robin Cooley] 10. Optimising Family Involvement in Youth Sport [Travis E. Dorsch] 11. Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence: An Educationally Sound Approach to Talent Development [Aine MacNamara and Dave Collins] 12. "Better People Make Better Athletes": Promoting a Positive Youth Development Approach with Young Athletes [Scott Pierce] Section 3: Key Considerations During Adolescence 13. Sport Psychologists Assisting Young Talented Athletes Faced with Career Transitions [Paul Wylleman] 14. Self-Identity and Young Athletes [Britton W. Brewer, Albert J. Petitpas and Judy L. Van Raalte] 15. Stress, Coping and Emotion in Youth Sport [Peter R. E. Crocker, Katherine A. Tamminen and Erica V. Bennett] 16. Managing Injuries Among Young Athletes [Urban Johnson and Andreas Ivarsson] 17. Preventing Doping in Youth Sport [Susan H. Backhouse, Kelsey Erickson and Lisa Whittaker] 18. Fostering Adaptive Peer Relationships in Youth Sport [Alan L. Smith and Anthony G. Delli Paoli] 19. Facilitating Coach Involvement with Adolescent Athletes [Denise M. Hill and Richard C. Thelwell] 20. Organisational Culture and Influence on Developing Athletes [Kristoffer Henriksen, Louise K. Storm and Carsten H. Larsen] Section 4: Working with Young Athletes 21. Key Considerations for Applied Services with Young Athletes [Brandonn S. Harris, Lindsey C. Blom and Amanda J. Visek] 22. The Role of Sport Psychology Consultants in Protecting Young Athletes: Shifting from Safeguarding to an Ethic of Care [Gretchen Kerr, Ashley Stirling and Ellen MacPherson] 23. Using CBT to Work with and Understand Individual Athletes [Paul J. McCarthy] 24. Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy to Help Young Athletes Build Resilience and Deal with Adversity [Andrew G. Wood, Jamie B. Barker and Martin J. Turner] 25. Delivering Sport Psychology Programmes: Effective Group Presentations [Daniel Gould and Lauren Szczygiel] 26. Excellent Together: Integrated Sport Psychology for Coaches and Young Athletes [Chris Harwood and Karl Steptoe] 27. Understanding and Working with Parents of Young Athletes [Camilla J. Knight and Rachael A. Newport]

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Book SynopsisPractical Research with Children is designed to help the reader understand techniques for research with children, based on real world experience. The book describes a wide range of research methods, focusing equally on quantitative and qualitative approaches, and considers how different methods can be integrated. It highlights the benefits and challenges of each method and gives emphasis to best practice, with expert guidance on how to avoid potential pitfalls in order to obtain valuable insights into how children develop.The volume includes fifteen chapters arranged over three sections. Each chapter explores a particular method, or combination of methods, and discusses both theoretical and practical issues, using a diversity of domains, including different ages, cultures, populations and settings. Uniquely, the book includes newer methods (such as eye tracking and digital technologies) alongside well-established behavioural methods which are used for research with cTrade Review"Practical Research with Children is a highly informative text regarding the various methods that can be employed to investigate issues within Developmental Psychology. Not only will readers gain knowledge of individual methods, but they may also succeed in learning how unique methods can complement each other and consider a mixed or multi methods approach to their research...This book is no doubt a valuable addition to anyone who conducts research within the field of Developmental Psychology. However it should not be pigeon holed to only Developmental researchers as it could offer a useful perspective and great deal of knowledge to those who investigate issues surrounding children in other areas of psychology." — Tamsyn Hawken, Psychology Teaching ReviewTable of ContentsPart 1 Quantitative methods in research with children 1. Researching cognitive development in infancy, Caspar Addyman & Luke Mason 2. The use of eye tracking with infants and children, Sam V. Wass 3. Imaging the developing human brain using functional and structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Methodological and practical guidelines, Stephan E. Vogel, Anna A. Matejko, & Daniel Ansari 4. Standardised and experimental psychological tasks: issues and solutions for research with children, Harry Purser & Jo Van Herwegen 5. Researching children’s conversations, Harriet Tenenbaum, Patrick Leman, Ana Aznar, & Cheryl To Part 2 Qualitative methods in research with children 6. The use of semi-structured interviews with young children, Jess Prior 7. Ethnographic studies of young children, Eva Gulløv & Libeth Ljosdal Skreland 8. Qualitative research with a ‘Double Life’: A mixed methods approach to research and advocacy with adolescents, Jayme Hannay, Robert Dudley, Stephanie Milan, Paula Kellogg Leibovitz, & Valerie L. Rodino 9. Novel and creative qualitative methodologies with children, Karen Winter Part 3 Mixed methods designs in research with children 10. Counting in context: Studying children's everyday talk by combining numbers and words, Douglas E. Sperry & Linda L. Sperry 11. Using mixed methods in developmental psychology: From scale errors to death, Karl Rosengren, Isabel T. Gutiérrez, & Matthew J Jiang 12. The use of Q sort methodology in research with teenagers, Larry Owens 13. Methodologies for paediatric sleep research in typical and atypical populations, Frances Le Cornu Knight & Dagmara Dimitriou 14. Digital and new technologies: Research tools and questions, David Messer & Natalia Kucirkova 15. Ethical issues and further thoughts, Lindsay O’Dell & Charlotte Brownlow

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Book SynopsisFully updated in its 2nd edition, this comprehensive and accessible book is a one-stop introductory text for those entering the field of early childhood studies and early years. Scholarly, and engagingly written, it covers all the key contemporary debates from child development, language acquisition and play to professional practice, health and wellbeing and diversity and inclusion. The new edition includes two new chapters on fostering creativity and sustainability. It covers the urgent post-pandemic need for early childhood practitioners to lead the remedial work for the 2020 generation of babies who lost valuable socialisation opportunities and includes discussion of the current schoolification' of early childhood and the pursuit of data as a driver of education and care provision. It also examines the impact of health and income inequalities, Covid-19, global neoliberal policies and Brexit on the early childhood landscape. An excellent all rounder, it coveTrade ReviewCombines academic rigor with notable practical application. The wide range of didactic resources makes it particularly valuable for teaching psychology and promoting critical thinking * Jose A. Sanchez-Medina,, Professor of Basic Psychology, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain *I wish I had written this book! It is a comprehensive guide to everything a student of early childhood needs to know. It covers a huge range of topics and includes both traditional and contemporary theories and ideas. The case studies and activities are great for prompting discussion and debate. It is going straight onto my reading lists for this year. * Angela Hodgkins, Senior Lecturer in the Department for Children and Families, University of Worcester, UK *This book brings new insights into complex issues such as the impact of migration, digital technology, childhood poverty, Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic on early childhood in a global context to support students, scholars and practitioners to develop critical awareness and reflections. Important reading! -- Fengling Tang, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, University of Roehampton, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations About the Author Introduction Part I: Understanding Early Childhood Studies Chapter 1: What is Early Childhood Studies? Chapter 2: Early Childhood in a Global Context Chapter 3: Some Theories of Child Development Part II: Understanding Child Development: Supporting the Unique Child Chapter 4: Physical Development: The Interplay of Body and Brain Chapter 5: Cognitive Development Chapter 6: Socialisation, Language and Play Chapter 7: Emotional and Moral Development Part III: In the Best Interests of the Child: Shaping Children’s Live Chapter 8: Children and Families in Context Chapter 9: Representations of Childhood Chapter 10: Early Education Part IV: Children in Society: Every Child Matters Chapter 11: Early Childhood Social Policy Chapter 12: Diversity and Inclusion Chapter 13: Health and Wellbeing Part V: The Children’s Workforce: Professional Practice Chapter 14: Professional Practice for Early Childhood Chapter 15: Taking the Lead in Early Years Professional Practice Part VI: Research in Early Childhood: Seeing Children Differently Chapter 16: Understanding Young Children Through Observation and Assessment Chapter 17: Doing Early Childhood Research PART VII: Current Trends: Sustaining Early Childhood Provision Chapter 18: Fostering Creativity Chapter 19: A Sustainable Future References Index

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Book SynopsisThousands of practitioners and students have relied on this handbook, now thoroughly revised, for authoritative information on the links between psychological and medical issues from infancy through adolescence. Sponsored by the Society of Pediatric Psychology, the volume explores psychosocial aspects of specific medical problems, as well as issues in managing developmental and behavioral concerns that are frequently seen in pediatric settings. The book describes best practices in training and service delivery and presents evidence-based approaches to intervention with children and families. All chapters have been rigorously peer reviewed by experts in the field. New to This Edition: *Chapters on rural health, the transition to adult medical care, prevention, and disorders of sex development. *Expanded coverage of epigenetics, eHealth applications, cultural and ethnic diversity, spina bifida, and epilepsy. *Many new authors; extensively revised with the latest inTrade Review"The fifth edition of this handbook substantially updates a highly valued classic, with contributions from the top scholars in the field. In addition to management of common pediatric conditions, the volume covers professional and public policy issues relevant to practitioners and researchers alike. Content on health care disparities and health systems integration across agencies, communities, and schools adds significant practical utility."--Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Dean, College of Science and Health, DePaul University "This handbook is the quintessential resource for pediatric psychology. The editors have captured not only the vitality of the field, but also the depth and breadth of the science underlying effective interventions, highlighting key trends in training, research, and practice. Important themes include diversity, the intersection of psychology and biology, and integration of care. The fifth edition encompasses a wealth of emerging issues, including cost-effectiveness, rural health, and international developments. It will continue to be the go-to volume for classroom teaching and professional reference."--Sharon Berry, PhD, ABPP, Director of Training and Associate Clinical Director, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota "The fifth edition of the Handbook carries forward the comprehensive, authoritative coverage found in prior editions. There is exciting new content on training and competencies in pediatric psychology, eHealth applications, and epigenetics, to name just a few topics. In the fifth edition, science and practice are engaged in a meaningful collaboration. This handbook is a 'must have' for every reference shelf and for graduate courses in pediatric psychology. Health care professionals who work in a variety of settings will benefit from the wisdom within."--Barry S. Anton, PhD, ABPP, past president, American Psychological Association; Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Puget Sound "This volume arrives at an ideal time, as we are immersed in a rapidly changing health care environment. This handbook continues the tradition of providing practical information across research, practice, and public health topics, and offers updated coverage of the essential role of psychologists in transforming health care delivery. This fifth edition should be part of every pediatric psychologist’s library and every graduate pediatric psychology curriculum."--Jennifer Shroff Pendley, PhD, Chief Psychologist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children -The high quality, in-depth descriptions of the issues by the stellar, expert contributors make this new edition worthwhile. The work is especially mindful of technology innovations such as telemedicine, which can broaden outreach efforts to rural areas, and internet-based interventional and motivational strategies; these examples make this reference distinguishable. This easily readable and extremely detailed book is most highly recommended for psychology undergraduates and graduates, interns, researchers, and policy makers. Highly recommended. All readers.--Choice Reviews, 10/2/2017Table of ContentsI. Professional Issues 1. Historical Developments and Trends in Pediatric Psychology, Brandon S. Aylward & Jennifer L. Lee 2. Ethical and Legal Issues in Pediatric Psychology, William A. Rae, Donald Brunnquell, & Jeremy R. Sullivan 3. Professional Development, Roles, and Practice Patterns, Lisa M. Buckloh & Lisa M. Schilling 4. Research Design in Pediatric Psychology: The State of Our Science, Recommendations, and Future Considerations, Kristoffer S. Berlin, Bryan T. Karazsia, & Kimberly L. Klages 5. Training and Competencies in Pediatric Psychology, Tonya M. Palermo, David M. Janicke, Sarah E. Beals-Erickson, & Alyssa M. Fritz 6. Quality Improvement and Cost-Effectiveness, Meghan E. McGrady, Kristin Loiselle rICH, & Lori E. Crosby II. Cross-Cutting Issues 7. Culture and Diversity in Research and Practice, Daniel L. Clay 8. Evidence-Based Practice in Pediatric Psychology, Timothy D. Nelson & Maren Hankey 9. Inpatient Pediatric Consultation–Liaison, Bryan D. Carter, William G. Kronenberger, Eric L. Scott, Kristin A. Kullgren, Carrie Piazza-Waggoner, & Christine E. Brady 10. Adherence to Pediatric Treatment Regimens, Kevin A. Hommel, Rachelle R. Ramsey, Kristin Loiselle Rich, & Jamie L. Ryan 11. Chronic and Recurrent Pain, Emily F. Law, Melanie Noel, Marni Switkin Nagel, & Lynnda M. Dahlquist 12. Management of Pediatric Pain and Distress Due to Medical Procedures, Lindsey L. Cohen, Ronald L. Blount, Jill Chorney, William Zempsky, Nikita Rodrigues, & Laura Cousins 13. Pediatric Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology, Ronald T. Brown 14. Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress, Anne E. Kazak, Julia Price, & Nancy Kassam-Adams 15. Palliative Care, End of Life, and Bereavement, Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Amy E. Baughcum, Christine Fortney, & Wendy G. Lichtenthal 16. eHealth Applications in Pediatric Psychology, Christopher C. Cushing 17. Genetics and Genetic Testing, Yelena P. Wu & Kenneth P. Tercyak III. Medical, Developmental, Behavioral, and Cognitive-Affective Conditions 18. Pediatric Asthma, Elizabeth L. McQuaid & David A. Fedele 19. Advances and Emerging Issues in Cystic Fibrosis, Alexandra L. Quittner, Ruth Bernstein, Christina J. Nicolais, & Estefany Saez-Flores 20. The Psychological Context of Diabetes Mellitus in Youth, Tim Wysocki, Lisa M. Buckloh, & Jessica Pierce 21. Sickle Cell Disease, Kathleen L. Lemanek, Amy Hahn, and Melissa McNaull 22. Pediatric Cancer, Kathryn Vannatta & Christina G. Salley 23. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury, Shari L. Wade, Ashlee K. Bolger, & Brad G. Kurowski 24. Spina Bifida, Grayson N. Holmbeck, Kathy Zebracki, Jaclyn Lennon Papadakis, & Colleen F. Bechtel 25. Epilepsy, Avani C. Modi, Shanna M. Guilfoyle, and Janelle Wagner 26. Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Michael A. Rapoff, Carol B. Lindsley, & Cynthia W. Karlson 27. Cardiovascular Disease, Cheryl L. Brosig, Erica Sood, & Jennifer L. Butcher 28. Organ Transplantation, Cyd K. Eaton, Ana M. Gutierrez-Colina, Emily M. Fredericks, Jennifer L. Lee, E. Bonney Reed-Knight, Laura L. Mee, Julia E. LaMotte, & Ronald L. Blount 29. Abdominal Pain–Related Gastrointestinal Disorders: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Jennifer Verrill Schurman, Michele Herzer Maddux, Jennifer B. Blossom, & Craig A. Friesen 30. Pediatric Burns, Christina L. Duncan, Margo M. Szabo, & Janelle M. Mentrikoski 31. Feeding and Vomiting Problems in Pediatric Populations, Alan H. Silverman & Sally E. Tarbell 32. Pediatric Obesity, Mary Beth McCullough, Lisa Ranzenhofer, E. Whitney Evans, & Elissa Jelalian 33. Eating Disorders, Diana Rancourt & Leah Boepple 34. Elimination Disorders: Enuresis and Encopresis, Jaclyn A. Shepard & Daniel J. Cox 35. Pediatric Sleep, Sarah M. Honaker, Lisa J. Meltzer, & Jodi A. Mindell 36. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities, Jonathan M. Campbell, Rachel K. Hammond, & Kirsten A. Scheil 37. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the Pediatric Context, Annie A. Garner & Jeffery N. Epstein IV. Public Health Issues and Systems 38. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Celia M. Lescano & Guitele J. Rahill 39. Understanding and Preventing Pediatric Unintentional Injury, Barbara A. Morrongiello & David C. Schwebel 40. Health Promotion in Children and Adolescents: An Integration of the Biopsychosocial Model and Ecological Approaches to Behavior Change, Dawn K. Wilson, Sandra M. Coulon, & Lauren E. Huffman 41. Prevention: A Multilevel, Biobehavioral, Lifespan Perspective, Maureen M. Black 42. Pediatric Psychology and Primary Care, Terry Stancin, Lynne Sturm, Douglas Tynan, & Lisa Ramirez 43. Families and Other Systems in Pediatric Psychology, Anne E. Kazak, Melissa A. Alderfer, & Steven K. Reader 44. Schools and Reintegration into Schools, George J. DuPaul, Thomas J. Power, & Edward S. Shapiro V. Special Topics 45. Rural Pediatric Health,Lisa M. Clifford, Julia K. Carmody, & David M. Janicke 46. International Developments in Pediatric Psychology, Annette M. La Greca, Anne E. Kazak, & Sherilynn F. Chan 47. Transition in Pediatric Psychology: Adolescents and Young Adults, Katie A. Devine, Maureen Monaghan, & Lisa A. Schwartz 48. Disorders/Differences of Sex Development, Nina Callens, Melissa Gardner, & David E. Sandberg Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative guide has introduced many tens of thousands of clinicians to Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a leading evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their parents or caregivers. Preeminent clinical researchers provide a comprehensive framework for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other trauma-related symptoms, and traumatic grief in 3- to 18-year-olds; building core coping skills; and directly addressing and making meaning of children's trauma experiences. Implementation is facilitated by sample scripts, case examples, troubleshooting tips, and reproducible client handouts that can also be downloaded and printed. New to This Edition Incorporates a decade's worth of advances in TF-CBT research and clinical practice. Updated for DSM-5. Chapter on the model's growing evidence base. Chapter on group applications. Expanded coverage of complex trauma, including ways to adapt TF-CBT for children with severe behavioral or affective dysregulation. See also the edited volume Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents: Treatment Applications for more information on tailoring TF-CBT to children's varying developmental levels and cultural backgrounds.

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Book SynopsisDoes your child have trouble getting to sleep? Are they worried about being left alone?Sleep problems are a common issue for school-aged children and can be a stressful situation for child and parent alike. But whether your child suffers from bedtime separation anxiety, insomnia or night-terrors, or simply refuses to sleep in their own bed, this book can help.Written by expert authors with experience of treating childhood sleep disorders, this easy to read manual uses tried and trusted techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help everyone have a better night''s sleep, including: Using sleep diaries to set a sleep routine that helps your child fall asleep quicker Proven methods for helping your child to face their worries around bedtime Strategies for dealing with bedwetting, night terrors and sleepwalkingThis step-by-step guide to establishing better sleep patterns will help you become a sleep

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Book SynopsisHow does your personality shape your life , and what, if anything, can you do about it?Are you hardwired for happiness, or born to brood? Do you think you're in charge of your future, or do you surf the waves of unknowable fate? Would you be happier, or just less socially adept, if you were less concerned about what other people thought of you? And what about your Type A" spouse: is he or she destined to have a heart attack, or just drive you to drink?In the past few decades, new scientific research has transformed old ideas about the nature of human personality. Neuroscientists, biologists, and psychological scientists have reexamined the theories of Freud and Jung as well as the humanistic psychologies of the 1960s, upending the simplistic categorizations of personality types," and developing new tools and methods for exploring who we are. Renowned professor and pioneering research psychologist Brian R. Little has been at the leading edge of this new science. In this wise and witty book he shares a wealth of new data and provocative insights about who we are, why we act the way we do, what we can,and can't,change, and how we can best thrive in light of our nature." Me, Myself, and Us explores questions that are rooted in the origins of human consciousness but are as commonplace as yesterday's breakfast conversation, such as whether our personality traits are set" by age thirty or whether our brains and selves are more plastic. He considers what our personalities portend for our health and success, and the extent to which our well-being depends on the personal projects we pursue.Through stories, studies, personal experiences, and entertaining interactive assessments, Me, Myself, and Us provides a lively, thought-provoking, and ultimately optimistic look at the possibilities and perils of being uniquely ourselves, while illuminating the selves of the familiar strangers we encounter, work with, and love.

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Book SynopsisChildhood trauma can harm children's developing brains, change how they respond to stress, and damage their immune systems so profoundly that the effects show up decades later. From trauma specialist Glenn Schiraldi, this innovative workbook provides adult readers with practical, evidence-based skills to help them heal from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Using the trauma-informed and resilience-building practices in this book, readers will learn to rewire their brain and replace shame, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem with self-compassion, security, and contentment.Practical skills for healing the hidden wounds of childhood traumaWe're all a product of our childhood, and if you're like most people, you have experienced some form of childhood trauma. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at the root of nearly all mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Memories associated with ACEs imprint on a child's brain, and can manifest themselves mentally and physically throughout adulthood-even decades after the traumatic incident. So, how can you begin healing the deep wounds of ACEs and build strength and resilience?In this innovative workbook, trauma specialist Glenn Schiraldi presents practical, evidence-based skills to help you heal from ACEs. In addition to dealing with the symptoms, you'll learn to address the root cause of your suffering, change the way your brain responds to stress and the outside world, and soothe troubling memories.Using the trauma-informed and resilience-building practices in this book, you will: ·Understand how toxic childhood stress is affecting your health ·Rewire disturbing imprints in your brain using cutting-edge skills ·Learn how to regulate stress and emotional arousal ·Discover why traditional psychological approaches might not be helping ·Know when and how to find the right kind of therapy Childhood trauma doesn't have to define you for the rest of your life. With this book as your guide, you will be able to make fundamental changes and replace needless suffering with self-care, security, and contentment.

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Book SynopsisEvidence-based skills, insight, and methods drawn from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you gain a greater understanding of your child’s behavior, parent them with compassion and confidence, and restore peace to your home. Is your child extremely irritable most of the time? Do they have difficulty interpreting social cues? Are they impulsive and prone to outbursts or explosive rages? Parenting a child who has emotional dysregulation can be a bumpy ride. You’ve probably received advice—some of it unsolicited—from friends, teachers, and family members. But strategies and techniques that work for other kids are usually ineffective when it comes to your unique child, and can even lead to more stress for everyone in your family. The Uncontrollable Child is here to help. Written for parents of children with emotion dysregulation disorders, including disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), The Uncontrollable Child is a lifeline. It contains a powerful set of skills based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)—including mindfulness, validation, limit-setting, and behavior-shaping—to help you better understand your child and their behavior, and successfully find balance between acceptance and change, flexibility and consistency, and limits and love. As a parent, you want the very best for your child, but if you have a child with explosive emotions, you need extra help. Let this book guide you toward creating a nurturing, healthy, and loving environment in which your whole family can thrive.

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Book SynopsisEducating and caring for a child with autism is a severely difficult task, too often associated with frustration and disappointment. As a result, the inner development of these children is at times considered to be beyond the reach of parents and carers.This book challenges that assumption, exploring case studies where therapy based on a holistic approach has resulted in marked improvements in the children's behaviour and social integration. With an extended holistic programme, autistic children discover inner self-awareness and self-recognition, leading to first steps in relationships and social skills. The authors describe in detail their own practical experiences, as well as the findings of other experts in the field. This new third edition covers recent developments in diagnostic methods and approaches to treatment, including new case studies and a new chapter looking at the sensory aspect of autism and Sensory Integration Therapy.Well-researched and movingly written, this book has an essential, positive message for all those involved in the care and education of children with autism.Trade Review'This is a very encouraging book for those dealing with autism, and though written for parents, caretakers and educators of the autistic child, there is much in it of importance for how we approach the needs of young children with even minor developmental difficulties.'-- Light Magazine'Well organized and clearly written. This book draws on the rich experience and insights of doctors gained over decades as well as individuals who experience autism themselves. We can be most grateful to have access to this first anthroposophical book in the English language devoted to autism.'-- Ingelore Maier, Journey for Anthroposophy'Bob Woodward sets out clearly and in a lively, readable style his ideas, methods and results. This book could form the basis of some lively discussion at parents meeting.'-- Anthea Hailey, Camphill Pages'We have much to learn from the teachings of Rudolf Steiner and Bob Woodward's application of them to working with children with autism. This book is an excellent introduction to the ideas and practice as they relate to autism.'-- Dr Lorna Wing, Camphill Correspondence'I would recommend this excellent well-researched book be on the bookshelf of every curative educator, therapist and doctor who is attempting to understand and care for those individuals who suffer from autism.'-- Jean Brown, Anthroposophical Medical Newsletter

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Book SynopsisWritten for professionals spanning children's services, this must-read guide provides an authoritative overview of what shapes the psychological wellbeing of children and young people - from perinatal care and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through to their socioeconomic circumstances, schools and the wider community. Contributors provide a concise overview of the evidence base, identifying current barriers to good mental health in policy and service provision, and highlighting examples of initiatives proven to be successful. Examples are drawn from from health, social care, youth justice and education settings with a focus on preventative and early intervention measures. This book is a rich resource for all professionals concerned with child wellbeing, including service providers, commissioners, professionals and students. It should serve as essential reading for students on mental health training courses.Trade ReviewA sea change is underway, and this exciting new book both rides that wave, and offers an exciting vision of how things may progress. It invites us, as a society, to consider what it would mean to have a model of child services designed to help children to grow up to have greater psychological wellbeing, rather than directing the majority of resources to trying to help after things have gone wrong. Using clear language, evidence from research and specific examples of best practice, this book is certain to become one of those volumes that defines an era, both capturing the zeitgeist and offering inspiring visions of what the future might look like. -- Dr Nick Midgley, Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe), UCL and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and FamiliesTimely and thought-provoking. Firmly situates an understanding of mental health in the broader social, economic and policy context, providing excellent case studies and examples of current good practice. Important reading for anyone with an interest in how to effectively support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. -- Dr Helen Drew, Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of SussexThis is the best and most concise summary of the facts around children and young people's mental health. It is a plain-speaking, accessible account that presents findings with solutions objectively but leaves the reader wondering why have we waited so long to give pediatric mental health the priority it merits. It is an extraordinarily helpful monograph for professionals, service planners, policymakers and the public. -- Professor Peter Fonagy OBE FMedSci FBA FAcSS PhD DipPsy, Chief Executive, Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families and National Clinical Advisor on Children’s Mental Health, NHS EnglandTable of Contents1. Risk factors, protective factors and resilience: how we can nurture psychological wellbeing in children and young people - Julia Faulconbridge, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Nottingham, Katie Hunt, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Nottingham Amanda Laffan, Bath Specialist Paediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) Service, and Duncan Law, Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families, London, with Iyabo Fatimilehin, Just Psychology CIC, Manchester; 2. Working psychologically with infants, parents and families in the perinatal period - Ruth Butterworth, Cheshire and Mersey Specialist Perinatal Service, Manchester, Ruth O'Shaughnessy, Fresh CAMHS, Alder Hey Children's NHSFT, Liverpool, and Michael Galbraith, Liverpool Parent Infant Partnership; 3. Building sustainable parent interventions in Early Years - Caroline White, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; 4. Enhancing effective psychological care for families in Primary Care and Community Child Health: Opportunities for integration - Jaime Craig, Family Psychology Services Ltd, Liverpool; 5. Promoting psychological health and early intervention in schools - Joe Hickey, Islington CAMHS, London, Anna Picciotto, Community CAMH, London, Waveney Patel, City and Hackney CAMHS, London and Katie Hunt; 6. Promoting the psychological health of children and young people in hospital and with long term physical health conditions: evidence, theory & practice of effective integrated care - Sara O'Curry and Sally Benson, Paediatric Psychology and Counselling Service, Cambridge; 7. Creating change that works for vulnerable families: effective psychological services for children, young people and families involved with youth justice and social care - Jenny Taylor and Lisa Shostak, Clinical Psychologist, London; 8. People in their whole context: promoting social justice and community psychology as a means to prevent psychological distress and improve wellbeing for children, young people and their families - Laura Casale, Natalie Seymour, Mark Chentite and Sally Zlotowitz, MAC-UK, London; 9. Visions for the future - Julia Faulconbridge, Katie Hunt, Amanda Laffan and Duncan Law

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