Child and developmental psychology Books

Book SynopsisAdd variety to your child''s bedtime routine with the latest book from the author of The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, the global bestseller that parents have been raving about! Features all-new child-tested, parent-approved techniques to reclaim bedtime and provide a sweet and tender end to each day.Your child joins Ellen the Elephant on a journey through a magical forest that leads to sleep. Along the way, children meet different fantastical characters and have calming experiences that will help your child to relax and slip into slumber quickly. The story works perfectly for either naptime or bedtime.Children will love switching between stories about both Roger the Rabbit (The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep) and Ellen the Elephant (The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep), and parents will appreciate the diverse ways each character will help their loved ones fall asleep quickly and easily. This soothing audiobook edition

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Book SynopsisTanith Carey is a journalist and author who writes on the most pressing challenges facing today's parents. Her writing has featured in The Telegraph, The Times, New York Daily News, and more. She also appears on TV and radio, such as Radio 4's Woman's Hour, ITV's This Morning, and Good Morning Britain. She has two teenage daughters. Dr Angharad Rudkin is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and has worked with children and families for over 15 years. She has an independent therapy practice and teaches Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Southampton. She regularly contributes to national press and appears on TV and radio. She has three children.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“In this major contribution to the history of the Holocaust, Clifford has written a highly original, deeply moving and perceptive study of the way child survivors struggled to come to terms with their personal tragedies.”—Saul David, Sunday Telegraph“A painful history. . . . Combining analysis of survivors’ testimonies recorded over the years, documents from the archives of organizations that came into contact with these children, and oral histories Clifford herself collected, the book shows how many of these survivors struggled with the act of making sense of their lives—even the lucky ones, who didn’t witness violence, and whose material needs were well met during the period of conflict and persecution. Clifford calls the work ‘fundamentally a book about the history of living after, and living with, a childhood marked by chaos.’”—Rebecca Onion, Slate“Rebecca Clifford’s remarkable book records the experiences of these children — now grandparents themselves — for whom survival was only a precursor to the challenges of peacetime…Courage and resilience shine through this timely history.”—Jane Shilling, Daily Mail“A finalist for the Cundill History Prize, [Clifford’s] book is based on the stories of 100 child survivors of the Holocaust, born between 1935 and 1944. The book, also shortlisted for Britain’s Wolfson History Prize, examines historical trauma and its sizable impact.”—Globe and Mail, (Best Books of 2021)“Clifford leads readers through this history of pain and incomprehension with the utmost sensitivity.”—Christopher Moore, Literary Review of Canada“[An] extraordinary book . . . original. . . . Any study of the Holocaust immediately raises questions of memory, of remembrance, of testimony—but what of those who simply don’t remember? Clifford explores how this led to a neglect or misunderstanding of child survivors in the world of Holocaust studies.”—Michael O’Loughlin, Irish Times Weekend“[A]n extraordinary book on children’s lives after the Holocaust. . . . There is, inevitably, heartbreak on almost every page of this book, as Dr. Clifford patiently pieces together what happened to the children.”—Jenni Frazer, Jewish Chronicle“Outstanding. . . . For those who wish to get beyond the witness testimonies, or especially the increasing number of fictional accounts of Holocaust story, this book is essential.”—Bruce Thompson, Methodist RecorderFinalist for the Cundill History Prize sponsored by McGill UniversityWinner of the 2021 Scholarship Award, sponsored by the Canadian Jewish Literary AwardsShortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2021Honorary mention in the 2021 British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies Book Prize“Really impressive, beautifully written, judicious and thoughtful. I have no doubt Survivors will be a major milestone in the history of the Holocaust and its legacy.”—Mark Roseman, author of The Villa, the Lake, the Meeting“A wonderful piece of writing, its power and intelligence so delicately crafted, a truly significant contribution to our understanding of the consequences over time of the interplay between trauma, memory and identity.”—Philippe Sands, author of East West Street and The Ratline“A comprehensive and highly readable examination of the experiences of child Holocaust survivors by an historian sensitive to the many variables that determined their survival during the Second World War and after. Drawing on her own interviews with child survivors, other people’s interviews, interviews with care workers, foster parents and mental health professionals, as well as archival documents, Professor Clifford ably navigates through this complex history and historiography with skill and great nuance.”—Helen Epstein, author of The Long Half-Lives of Love and Trauma“In this moving and beautifully written book, Rebecca Clifford has produced one of the best analyses of child Holocaust survivors to appear to date. Subverting commonplace assumptions about children yet remaining ethically attuned to their needs, suffering and hopes, Survivors is a book which demands our attention.”—Dan Stone, author of Liberation of the Camps

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Book SynopsisDavid Howe OBE is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. His research and writing interests span social work theory, relationship-based work, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, he has written eighteen books, many of them regarded as best-sellers.

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Book SynopsisHigh quality interactions are recognised as fundamental to the achievement of outstanding teaching and learning in the early years.  If you are working with children from six months to six years this authoritative new book from leading author Julie Fisher encourages you to reflect deeply on the quality and impact of interactions in your setting.Drawing on research undertaken in baby rooms, nurseries and classrooms over four years the book challenges prevailing orthodoxies and offers specific practical guidance on how to improve the quality of interactions on a day-to-day basis. With its illuminating examples, the book shows how you can best tune into and respond effectively to young childrenâs conversations.  It exemplifies how interactions are most effectively sustained and how developing high quality interactions can better scaffold and support childrenâs learning and development.'Interacting or Interfering?'â Identifies the keTable of Contents1 The importance of interactions for young children’s learning Introduction Different definitions of ‘effectiveness’ Interactions in the home Why interaction matters Why interactions matter to children entering school Why interactions matter to practitioners Summary 2 Interacting with babies and toddlers Introduction The foundations of interactionThe development of interactions Summary 3 Knowing the child well Introduction Focus on babies and toddlers What practitioners need to learn about children The importance of the Key Persons Approach The impact of knowing children well Talking to someone and not everyone Analysing your own practice Transcripts: knowing the child well Transcripts 3:1; 3:2 Summary 4 Environments conducive to conversation Introduction Focus on babies and toddlersEmotional space Physical space Analysing your own practiceTranscripts 4:1; 4:2 Summary 5 Tuning in to the child Introduction Focus on babies and toddlers The child as a learner Strategies for tuning in to children Working out what a child is thinking is more valuable than looking at what they are doing Deciding when and whether to interact can be the difference between interacting and interfering Analysing your own practice Transcripts 5:1; 5:2 Summary 6 Who leads the learning? Introduction Focus on babies and toddlersThe benefits of learning alongside an adult and learning independently Independent learning is not abandoned learning Interactions in adult-led, adult-initiated and child-led contexts The purpose of an interaction The balance between adult-led and child-led learning Who leads the learning? Analysing your own practice Transcripts 6:1 to 6:4 Summary 7 Sustaining effective interactions Introduction Focus on babies and toddlersInitiating conversations Sustaining interactions Consolidating, extending and provoking thinking Analysing your own practice Body language Analysing your own practiceTone of voice Transcripts 7:1 to 7:7Analysing your own practice Summary 8 Interacting with children who might not want to interact Introduction Focus on babies and toddlers Reluctant talkers Children with autism Children with English as an additional language (Eal) Signing as a form of communication Analysing your own practice Transcripts 8:1; 8:2 Summary 9 Questions that work and questions that don’tIntroduction Focus on babies and toddlersWhy do we ask questions? Who asks the questions? Transcripts 9:1 to 9:6 Different types of questions Using questioning as control Children’s answers Questions that work and questions that don’t Alternatives to questioning Analysing my own practiceTranscripts 9:5 to 9:6 Summary 10 The attributes of effective practitioners Introduction Focus on babies and toddlers The attributes of effectiveness The importance of reciprocity Interacting not interfering Analysing your own practice Transcript 10:1 Summary

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Book SynopsisFor children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system - which, in addition to the big five of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, includes movement and balance (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception), and internal perception (interoception) - needs to be stimulated from the time they are born. Their senses flourish when they explore their environment by touching new textures, including their food, running, jumping, climbing, and splashing outside - never through screens.As an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration and early childhood development, Dr Allie Ticktin has seen an alarming increase in cases of children who can''t sit in circle time or at their desk upright and who are delayed in learning to walk, talk, or socialise, many of whom have been diagnosed with ADHD or sensory processing disorders, in part because these critical systems have been neglected. In the recent past, the sensory system and many developmental Trade ReviewTo wean them from screens and engage them in three-dimensional, hands-on, body-on fun, these imaginative sensory-motor ideas are just what today's kids need. The activities will help them develop a sense of self, feel comfortable in their bodies, and grow to become confident, competent, 'in-sync' children. -- Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync ChildAn important book that helps parents understand the profound impact of play. Allie's background in sensory integration and early childhood development makes her uniquely qualified to guide parents on how to engage their children's senses to explore the world through play. In an age when screens are eclipsing play, this meaningful book comes at just the right time. -- Dr Robin Berman, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and author of Permission to ParentAn important read for every parent, teacher, or anyone caring for children, Play to Progress provides an essential lens through which to understand children's needs and behaviors that most parents and professionals don't know about. In a world where children don't get enough play, movement, or autonomy, now, more than ever, we need to intentionally tend to the sensory needs of children. Allie Ticktin brilliantly walks readers through what we need to know and how to apply that knowledge in meaningful, fun, and practical ways. -- Dr Tina Payne Bryson, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain ChildPerhaps wishes do come true. For so many years in my family counseling practice and parenting workshops I have longed to put a book like this in the hands of parents-and now it's finally here. There is deep child development wisdom in these pages. Allie has found a beautiful way to open up our parental instinct to connect and be playful with our children. What could be better than having gentle fun with your child while at the same time building the foundations of cognitive, social, and emotional balance and success as they grow. -- Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, The Soul of Discipline and Being At Your Best When Your Kids Are At Their WorstThis book is an absolute gem! Dr Allie Ticktin has given parents and teachers a game-changing road map to empower children through open-ended sensory play. With compassion and skill, Allie walks you though the eight senses using insightful explanations of each. But more importantly, she offers a series of practical activities to engage your rigid, anxious, or distracted child. These tools allow you to meet your child where they are while creating play experiences that develop their individual sensory system. By helping your child better connect with their senses, they begin to engage more comfortably with the world around them - what a gift! -- Carolyn Dalgliesh, professional organizer and author of The Sensory Child Gets Organized

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a framework for scholars and clinicians to develop a comprehensive and dynamic understanding of antisocial, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorders, by seeing personality as a dual, as opposed to a singular, construct. Converging the two separate research and clinical diagnostic systems into a wholistic model designed to reach reliable and valid diagnostic conclusions, the text examines adaptive and maladaptive personality development and expression, while addressing the interpersonal system that keeps the pathology from extinguishing. Each chapter will discuss core and surface content, origin and symptom manifestation, system and pathology perpetuation, and online behavior expression, concluding with practical guidance on treatment success and effective approaches.Seasoned and tyro researchers and clinicians will be challenged to explore the utility of the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorders and apply it to further the understanding of these complex, and often destructive, disorders.Trade ReviewDaniel Fox, PhD, has written a highly sophisticated book that explores every facet ofthree personality disorders in great depth: antisocial, narcissistic,and borderline personality disorder. Designed for both clinicians and researchers, this detailedexamination of these three personality disorders should prove to be a helpful asset in everyprofessional’s library.Sherry Cormier, PhD, Licensed PsychologistDr. Fox has written a book that broadens the utility of the alternative DSM-5 model of personality disorders to researchers and clinicians by providing a model of efficacy and understanding that anyone in the field would find beneficial. He addresses the developmental and dynamic underpinnings of these disorders (i.e., core structure), the more overt aspects (i.e., surface structure), the factors that lead to enduring psychopathology, and a successful treatment approach using a comprehensive model. Lastly, Dr. Fox examines the online behavior of those individuals with borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial personality and puts it into a useful context for researchers and clinicians. I highly recommend this book as a resource for all working with personality disorders.Russ Wood, PhD, Licensed Psychologist I am glad to see that Dr. Fox has expanded his previous work on personality disorders. His current work addresses the DSM-5 traditional and alternative models of personality disorders. Since these models are often confusing and in need of clarification. He focuses on the antisocial, borderline and narcissistic types in speaking to the diagnostic and therapeutic issues. For those of us that have worked with persons with personality disorders, it is often difficult to identify personality disorders because of the overlapping of symptoms within and at times between the three clusters found in the DSM-5 traditional model. Fox explains the new alternative dimensional model and adds to the conceptualization and structure by incorporating additional models of psychopathology. The integrative model is comprehensive addressing impairment and severity of pathology across diagnostic therapeutic interventions. Fox explains various therapeutic alerts in working with these three personality disorders, addressing levels of functioning, pathological behaviors, pervasiveness and stability, and makes suggestions for treatment innovations, and provides case studies for each disorder. Dr. Fox’s new work is an integrative theory helping to explain personality disorders and assists providers with a map for diagnosis, treatment and intervention. He even includes online behaviors for the three personality disorders. I find that this integrative model has relevance to other disorders including depressive and anxiety disorders. This work will become a valued addition to one’s professional library and likely text for courses addressing the diagnosis and treatment of antisocial, borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. The model will add to the understanding of personality disorders with new research paradigms. Roy H Tunick, EdD, professor emeritus, West Virginia University; past president of West Virginia Psychological Association"Daniel Fox, PhD, has written a highly sophisticated book that explores every facet of three personality disorders in great depth: antisocial, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorder. Designed for both clinicians and researchers, this detailed examination of these three personality disorders should prove to be a helpful asset in every professional’s library."Sherry Cormier, PhD, Licensed Psychologist"Dr. Fox has written a book that broadens the utility of the alternative DSM-5 model of personality disorders to researchers and clinicians by providing a model of efficacy and understanding that anyone in the field would find beneficial. He addresses the developmental and dynamic underpinnings of these disorders (i.e., core structure), the more overt aspects (i.e., surface structure), the factors that lead to enduring psychopathology, and a successful treatment approach using a comprehensive model. Lastly, Dr. Fox examines the online behavior of those individuals with borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial personality and puts it into a useful context for researchers and clinicians. I highly recommend this book as a resource for all working with personality disorders."Russ Wood, PhD, Licensed Psychologist "I am glad to see that Dr. Fox has expanded his previous work on personality disorders. His current work addresses the DSM-5 traditional and alternative models of personality disorders. Since these models are often confusing and in need of clarification. He focuses on the antisocial, borderline and narcissistic types in speaking to the diagnostic and therapeutic issues. For those of us that have worked with persons with personality disorders, it is often difficult to identify personality disorders because of the overlapping of symptoms within and at times between the three clusters found in the DSM-5 traditional model. Fox explains the new alternative dimensional model and adds to the conceptualization and structure by incorporating additional models of psychopathology. The integrative model is comprehensive in addressing impairment and severity of pathology across diagnostic therapeutic interventions. Fox explains various therapeutic alerts in working with these three personality disorders, addressing levels of functioning, pathological behaviors, pervasiveness and stability, and makes suggestions for treatment innovations, and provides case studies for each disorder. Dr. Fox’s new work is an integrative theory helping to explain personality disorders and assists providers with a map for diagnosis, treatment and intervention. He even includes online behaviors for the three personality disorders. I find that this integrative model has relevance to other disorders including depressive and anxiety disorders. This work will become a valued addition to one’s professional library and likely text for courses addressing the diagnosis and treatment of antisocial, borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. The model will add to the understanding of personality disorders with new research paradigms."Roy H. Tunick, EdD, Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University; Past President of West Virginia Psychological AssociationTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Antisocial Personality Disorder; Chapter 3: Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Chapter 4: Borderline Personality Disorder; References

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Book SynopsisThis timely and accessible volume explores how our understanding of research in child development can help cultivate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes children need for informed and thoughtful participation in society by viewing the curriculum through a developmental lens. Gordon Biddle and Garcia-Nevarez cover a range of key topics including characteristics of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of children; heritable and environmental influences on children's developing self; language and literacy development; mathematical cognition; growth mindsets; and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. The expert team of contributors offers an advanced exploration of developmental science and how this applies to learning and education in order to create inclusive environments that support children with a range of abilities, including those with the most significant medical, intellectual, and developmental delays. Each chapter contains bTable of ContentsChapter 1: Developmental Learning Theories Chapter 2: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Chapter 3: Engaging Students’ Learning and Thinking Through Reading Ch. 4: Language and Literacy Development Chapter 5: Mathematics Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Learning Ch. 7. Movement, Visual, and Performing Arts Chapter 8: Embracing Diversity to Humanize the Classroom Environment Chapter 9: Developmental Diversity in the Classroom Chapter 10: Assessment and Evaluation Chapter 11: Parent, Families, and Community Engagement Chapter 12: Educational Policy in Context

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Book SynopsisIn Living with Extreme Intelligence: Developing Essential Communication Skills, Dr Sonja Falck provides a unique and practical manual of how to improve interpersonal interactions that involve adults who stand out from the neurotypical majority by having top 2% IQ. Her main message is that understanding the individual differences involved in extreme intelligence and mastering relevant communication skills can break through barriers of frustration, underachievement, and loneliness, to bring about brain-changingly positive conversations and interpersonal effectiveness, connection, and joy.Dr Falck begins by explaining the neurophysiological and social foundations of why we communicate the way we do, and then explains in detail seven essential communication skills. Following this, she shows how to put these skills into practice, applying insights from depth psychology and demonstrating how to have better conversations in a variety of contexts from general social gatTable of ContentsPart 1. FOUNDATIONS: The fundamentals involved in basic and more advanced communication. 1. All people seek safety and connection (why we communicate the way we do). 2. The barrister’s case. 3. Playing the game. Part 2. SKILLS: Seven essential communication skills. 4. Explaining the seven essential communication skills. 5. Going deeper: Elaborating the top three of the seven skills. Part 3. PRACTICE: How to have better conversations. 6. General conversation (including small talk). 7. Difficult conversations (including conflict resolution). 8. Intimate conversation (including dating and romance). 9. Occupational conversation (including office politics). 10. Dealing with change (including gaining success). 11. Concluding comments.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Autistic Relationship Across the Lifespan is an accessible overview of autistic relationships from the early years through to old age. This much-needed book combines the latest research findings with first-hand accounts to offer insight into the relationships of autistic people and how they differ to those of non-autistic people in a range of ways. Felicity Sedgewick and Sarah Douglas delve into life''s stages and their challenges, revealing how navigating relationships can lead to misunderstandings, rejection, and trauma but also to genuine connection, support, and joy. Illustrated throughout with extracts from interviews, and with extended narratives from Sarah, it explores key topics including relationships in the early years, childhood friendships, teenage friendships and romance, adult romantic and sexual relationships, LGBTQ+ relationships, finding community, family relationships, and issues in the later stages of life. The authors explore a wideTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface1: Introduction 2: First Steps - Relationships in the early years 3: Moving On Up - Childhood friendships 4: Big School - adolescent friendships 5: Teenage Dreams - adolescent dating6: With A Little Help From My Friends - adult friendships and finding community7: Well, Hello There - sexual and romantic relationships in adulthood8: A Family Affair - adult families9: Getting Older - older adulthood10: Toxic - Problematic relationships and victimisation11: Tips and tricks for good relationships with autistic people12: ConclusionRecommended Reading ListReferences

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on stress and health, moving beyond the former deficit model to a resource growth model. It examines all aspects of the topic, from how the external world and the impact of technology makes demands upon individuals, through biological and psychological processes, to outcomes in terms of health and well-being. The process is set within a dynamic, multilevel systems and developmental lifespan perspective.The book includes a history of the evolution of stress research and the biological systems and immune responses that translate external pressures into health outcomes. It considers the role of personality and cognition in terms of appraisal and coping strategies set within a social ecology of power and support. The role of positive psychology in terms of resilience, psychological capital, and self-compassion brings the area up to date in considering the benefits as Table of Contents1. Stress: What it is and why you should know about it. 2. Biology, emotion and stress. 3. The external environment. 4. Environmental resources 1: Support and Human Relations. 5. Environmental resources 2: Power and Control. 6. Personality and stress. 7. Cognition and Stress. 8. Positive Psychology of Stress. 9. Integrating the concepts. 10. Prevention and Intervention. 11. Future directions. 12. References.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on reproductive and sexual justice, this important book explores in detail both the challenges that trans people face when negotiating reproductive and sexual health in restrictive social contexts, and their agency in advocating for change. Chapters cover a breadth of topics such as intimacy, sexual violence, reproductive intentions, sexuality education, oncology, and pregnancy, introducing readers to the latest research in the field as well as key emerging concepts. The authors identify core principles for trans reproductive and sexual justice, providing a broad overview of what is currently succeeding and what can be built on going into the future.Trans Reproductive and Sexual Health offers a comprehensive exploration that is essential reading for academics and students in psychology, sociology, gender studies, and related areas, as well as clinicians and policy makers, offering direct implications for professional audiences working in health and sociTrade Review'Positioned under the banner of trans reproductive and sexual justice, this book extends scholarship in this area beyond the "simple and unreflexive" binary view of gender. It presents an array of contributions by leading voices in the field on issues pertinent to trans people's reproductive and sexual health, from sexual pleasure to reproduction. Theoretical rigour stands out as a strength of this book, which promises to make an important theoretical and empirical contribution to scholarship.'Dr Tracy Morison, Massey University, New Zealand'This vital collection moves the study of trans people’s sexual and reproductive lives beyond transnormative logics, calls for inclusive language, and damage-centred research. We are reminded that even in light of the myriad of barriers to reproductive and sexual health and justice, trans people can and do experience joy, pleasure, happiness and euphoria.'Dr A.J. Lowik, Gender Equity Advisor, Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, US'This book demands we confront the gendered and sexual hegemony that have limited the life chances, self-determination, and agency of not only trans people, but all of us. The authors reveal new pathways to justice, and indeed liberation, through an explicit focus on the experiences of trans and gender diverse people in the arena of reproductive and sexual health and rights. The exacting prose, rigorous engagement with extant literature, and skillful argumentation make this volume essential reading for anyone interested in reproductive and sexual justice, contemporary feminism, human rights, or queer and transgender studies.'Dr. Avery Everhart, incoming Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Information and School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Why pleasure? 3. Violating bodily boundaries: Sexual violence experiences of trans women 4. Transgender men and pregnancy 5. “We need to be heard, respected and supported”: The impact of sexual health care interactions and discrimination on the mental health of trans and gender diverse people 6. Holistic sexuality education and fertility counselling for trans children and young people 7. Erasure of identity or gender euphoria: The impact on cancer on trans embodiment 8. Views on fertility preservation amongst trans young people and their parents 9. Men, trans/masculine and non-binary people’s views about pregnancy 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisLanguage Acquisition: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the must-know issues in child language development. Covering key topics drawn from contemporary psychology, linguistics and neuroscience, readers are introduced to fundamental concepts, methods, controversies, and discoveries. It follows the remarkable journey children take; from becoming sensitive to language before birth, to the time they string their first words together; from when they use language playfully, to when they tell stories, hold conversations, and share complex ideas. Using examples from 73 different languages, Ibbotson sets this development in a diverse cross-cultural context, as well as describing the universal psychological foundations that allow language to happen. This book, which includes further reading suggestions in each chapter and a glossary of key terms, is the perfect easy-to-understand introductory text for students, teachers, clinicians or anyone with an interTrade Review "Language Acquisition: The Basics is very balanced and well-written, the structure is clear and user-friendly, and I like the inclusion of different sign languages - an excellent book."Cholë Marshall, Professor of Psychology, Language and Education at University College London, Editor-in-Chief of the journal First Language"Language Acquisition: The Basics is very balanced and well-written, the structure is clear and user-friendly, and I like the inclusion of different sign languages - an excellent book."-Cholë Marshall, Professor of Psychology, Language and Education at University College London, Editor-in-Chief of the journal First Language“The book gives plenty of good examples from child language, not just from English. But most importantly, it explains the many different experimental methods used in acquisition research, as well as the cognitive, data-driven learning mechanisms at stake.”-Heike Behrens Professor of Cognitive Linguistics and Language Acquisition Research, University of Basel and Editorial Board of The Journal of Child Language."I enjoyed reading it, a cool format!"-Patricia Brooks, Professor of Psychology at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, director of the Language Learning LaboratoryTable of Contents1. Making the Ordinary Extraordinary 2. Social and Cognitive Foundations of Communication 3. The Birth of Language 4. Understanding and Expressing Language 5. Putting Words Together 6. The Shape of Development 7. The Rules of Conversation and How to Break Them 8. What We Have Learned, What We Don’t Understand

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Book SynopsisApplying Developmental Art Theory in Art Therapy Treatment and Interventions: Illustrative Examples through the Life Cycle weaves clinical applications of object relations-based art therapy with the Kestenberg Art Profile to understand art from a developmental perspective with the intent of applying this knowledge to support best art therapy practice. The book starts by defining object relations-based art therapy and introducing the Kestenberg Art Profile. Chapters blend psychological theory (Freud, Erikson, Piaget) and developmental art theory (DiLeo, Gardner, Kellogg, Levick, Lowenfeld and Brittain, and Rubin) with case illustrations that offer a focus on applying typical developmental theory and art therapy with children, adolescents, and adults who have varying needs. Examples include art from people throughout the life cycle with histories of trauma in the following areas: sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, terrorism, grief and medical illness, war, natural Trade Review"Applying Developmental Art Theory in Art Therapy Treatment and Interventions: Illustrative Examples through the Life Cycle weaves clinical applications of object relations-based art therapy with the Kestenberg Art Profile to understand art from a developmental perspective with the intent of applying this knowledge to support best art therapy practice. The book starts by defining object relations-based art therapy and introducing the Kestenberg Art Profile. Chapters blend psychological theory (Freud, Erikson, Piaget) and developmental art theory (DiLeo, Gardner, Kellogg, Levick, Lowenfeld and Brittain, and Rubin) with case illustrations that offer a focus on applying typical developmental theory and art therapy with children, adolescents, and adults who have varying needs. Examples include art from people throughout the life cycle with histories of trauma in the following areas: sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, terrorism, grief and medical illness, war, natural disasters, and substance abuse. There is further discussion on neurological indicators, family issues, and the use of materials and techniques viewed through a developmental lens. Ideal for creative arts therapists, educators, and students, the book will also stand out as a supplementary text for developmental theorists and educators, art educators, and a range of mental health professionals.Gonzalez-Dolginko has given us a window into the historical, research, and theoretical antecedents of the Kestenberg Art Profile (KAP) that is introduced in this volume. The depth and breadth of this body of work integrating theory into clinical practice throughout the lifespan is clearly palpable throughout the book. This volume vividly illuminates clinical art therapy examples throughout the life cycle depicting how developmental art and movement can be expressed, understood, and then transformed."- Susan Loman"Applying Developmental Art Therapy in Art Therapy Through the Life Cycle illuminates Dr. Beth Gonzalez-Dolginko’s decades of first-hand experience (as a clinician, researcher, and parent) with human development as a valuable lens on which to practice creative arts therapy. Written in a down-to-earth, witty, and accessible narrative, Gonzalez-Dolginko’s text will introduce a new generation of art therapists to the seminal theories of human development that support and help explain the potency of their work. She reminds readers of some of the most bedrock ideas of our profession that too few art therapists know about. This is a valuable book."-Lynn KapitanTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Object Relations Based Art Therapy 3. Kestenberg Art Profile 4. Theories of Typical Human Development and Art Development: Infancy and Early Childhood 5. Theories of Typical Human Development and Art Development: Childhood 6. Theories of Typical Human Development and Art Development: Pre-adolescence 7. Theories of Typical Human Development and Art Development: Adolescence 8. The Kramer Assessment and other Art Therapy Techniques used with Children 9. Exploration of Age-Appropriate and Developmentally Appropriate Materials for Use in Treatment and Interventions 10. The Child as a Member of a Family 11. Developmental Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurological Impairments, and Learning Differences 12. Physical Disabilities and Medical Illness 13. Physical and Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence 14. Severe Trauma 15. Cultural Issues and their Effect on the Children We Treat 16. The Gifted Child, Creativity and Aesthetics of Childhood 17. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhat do we actually mean by attachment'? How do different caregiving styles impact attachment in children? How do early caregiving experiences impact later development? The Psychology of Attachment is an essential introduction to attachment, offering an accessible explanation of the theory, unpicking common misunderstandings, and providing a balanced overview of key research findings.Topics covered include the following: The development of attachment during the first few years of life The impact of different caregiving behaviours on children's attachment relationships The influence of attachment relationships on children's behaviour and development The development of attachment relationships from infancy to adulthood Attachment in romantic relationships and religion Attachment-based interventions This unique book introduces the reader to new ways of thinking about the role of relationships, caregivinTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Ethological-Evolutionary Attachment TheoryChapter 2: The Normative Tenets of Attachment TheoryChapter 3: Individual Differences in Infant Attachment PatternsChapter 4: Disorganised Attachment and Attachment Beyond the Early YearsChapter 5: The Adult Attachment Interview and Attachment in AdolescenceChapter 6: Experiences in Close Relationships: Romantic Attachment and ReligionChapter 7: Current Concerns in Attachment ResearchConclusionAppendix: Key concepts

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Book SynopsisErik H. Erikson's remarkable insights into the relationship of life history and history began with observations on a central stage of life: identity development in adolescence.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to implementing the rich theory of attachment for treating mental health challenges in children.

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Book SynopsisHelping both parents and psychologists to arrive at a better understanding of the inner emotional world of the infant, this selection of key lectures by Bowlby includes the seminal one that gives the volume its title. Informed by wide clinical experience, and written with the author's well-known humanity and lucidity, the lectures provide an invaluable introduction to John Bowlbyâs thought and work, as well as much practical guidance of use both to parents and to members of the mental health professions.Trade Review'These essays, spanning twenty years of Bowlby's speaking about the forming and breaking of relationships of affection, are clear and systematic … They make an excellent introduction to his thought.'- British Journal of PsychiatryTable of ContentsR. Bowlby, Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition. Preface. Psychoanalysis and Child Care. An Ethological Approach to Research in Child Development. Childhood Mourning and its Implications for Psychiatry. Effects on Behaviour of Disruption of an Affectional Bond. Separation and Loss within the Family. Self-Reliance and Some Conditions that Promote It. The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds.

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Book SynopsisWhereas the relationship between truth and propositional content has already been intensively investigated, there are only very few studies devoted to the task of illuminating the relationship between truth and illocutionary acts. This book fills that gap. This innovative collection addresses such themes as: the relation between the concept of truth and the success conditions of assertions and kindred speech acts the linguistic devices of expressing the truth of a proposition the relation between predication and truth. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Illocutionary Significance of the Concept of Truth Part 2: Truth and Assertion Part 3: The Normativity of Truth Part 4: Truth and Propositional Meaning

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Book SynopsisUsing Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories is a groundbreaking treatment resource for trauma-informed therapists who work with abused and neglected children ages nine years and older as well as their caregivers. The therapy stories are perfect accompaniments to evidence-based treatment approaches and provide the foundation for psychoeducation and intervention with the older elementary-aged child or early pre-teen. Therapists will also benefit from the inclusion of thorough guides for children and caregivers, which illustrate trauma and developmental concepts in easy-to-understand terms. The psychoeducational material in the guides, written at a third- to fourth-grade reading level, may be used within any trauma-informed therapy model in the therapy office or sent-home for follow-up. Each therapy story illustrates trauma concepts, guides trauma narrative and cognitive restructuring work, and illuminates caregiver blind spots; the caregiver stories target issues that often become bTrade Review"Pat Pernicano is a skilled storyteller, a skilled trauma practitioner, a skilled child therapist, and a skilled communicator of how to work helpfully and effectively with those who need it most. If you are engaged in these areas—and also want to be a skilled practitioner—you need this book in your hands and the applications in your work, now."—George W. Burns, author of 101 Healing Stories and Happiness, Healing, Enhancement "The psychoeducational material and therapy stories in this workbook are helpful adjunctive treatment resources for those working with trauma-exposed children, adolescents, and their caregivers. The information about trauma, PTSD, and coping strategies, presented in a simple, easy-to-understand format, normalizes what children experience and validates their thoughts and feelings. The stories present useful metaphors that kids and their caregivers will relate to, and they help therapists individualize trauma narrative work, safety planning, and other parts of trauma treatment. Many therapists will find this a valuable addition to their therapeutic tool bag."—Anthony P. Mannarino, PhD, professor and vice chair of the department of psychiatry at Allegheny General Hospital and Drexel University College of Medicine"Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories is a unique and comprehensive treatment resource to be used together with available treatment approaches for working with abused and neglected children. The author takes us on a wonderful journey through detailed case examples and stories that illustrate how to develop and use stories as part of the process of treating not only children and adolescents, but also adults. The child and caregiver’s guides offer useful workbook-type activities and helpful psychoeducational material that move treatment along. This is definitely a one-of-a-kind book and a must have for trauma treatment."—Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, director of clinical training and doctoral internship at Astor Services for Children and Families"This is an awesome book! I love the way Dr. Pernicano uses story and narrative to help abused children and their families reintegrate and reconnect with themselves and other families. Lots of clinical insight and important nuggets of information. A must read for people working with this population."—J. Douglas Bremner, MD, author of Does Stress Damage the Brain? and You Can’t Just Snap Out of ItTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Part I. Therapist Guide to Trauma and Use of Therapy Stories 1. Overview of the Impact of Trauma 2. Using Narrative, Metaphor and Trauma Focused Stories in Trauma Intervention Part II. Therapy Stories to Use with Children 1. Trauma Triggers: The False Alarm 2. Impact of Trauma: Lucky the Junkyard Dog 3. Repeated Exposure to Abusive Behavior: Trick or Treat 4. Avoidance: The Hidey Hole 5. Trauma Narrative: Bear of a Different Color 6. Self-Blame: Bear’s Self-Blame Game 7. Coping with Stress: The Burden Bag 8. Letting Out Negative Feelings: A Little at a Time 9. Self-Control: Keep the Lion on a Leash 10. Anger-Control (Bullying): The Dragon’s Fire 11. Protective Behaviors: Safety in Numbers 12. Coping with Depression: The Black Cloud 13. Coping with Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors: The Magic Stone 14. Containing Fear and Anxiety: Wrap It Up 15. Self-Acceptance: The Furry Boa 16. Unconditional Love: The Bulldog’s Dilemma 17. Pre-Verbal Trauma Narrative: Little Butterfly and the Bad Thing 18. Sibling Trauma Narrative: Stick Together 18. Family Trauma Narative: The Hidey Hole 19. Coping with Phobic Anxiety: The Grounded Eagle 20. Attachment Work for Pre-Verbal Truma: The New Cocoon 21. Living in Out of Home Care: The Good Enough Elf 22. High-Risk Behaviors: The Moth and the Flame 23. Safety Around Perpetrators: The Hungry Alligator and the Mean Snake 24. Grooming Behavior: Party Games 25. Cross-Generational Trauma: Grandma’s Alligator Part III. Therapy Stories to Use with Adolescents 1. Fight and Flight: The Monster Within 2. Showing Your True Feelings: The Mixed Up Clown 3. Blaming Others: Poop in the Barnyard 4. Mood Regulation and Self-Control: The Feral Cat 5. Cognitive Processing: Let it Simmer 6. Vigilance: Looking for Landmines in Disneyland 7. Coping with an Eating Disorder: The Twin in the Mirror 8. Choices in Dating Relationships: No More Rotten Eggs 9. Feeling Broken or Damaged: The Cracked Glass Bowl 10. Defensive Protection: Polly's Plight 11. Dissociation and Part-Self Work: A Safe Place to Call Home 12. Self Integration: The Unraveled Tapestry 13. Coping with Heartbreak: The Girl with the Plastic Heart 14. Moving in a New Direction: Gold in the Desert 15. Escaping Family Patterns: Swimming in the Swamp Part IV. Therapy Stories to Use with Caregivers 1. Co-Dependency: Don't Let the Leeches Suck You Dry 2. Relational Control: The Dance 3. The Cycle of Violence: Chip Away 4. Protectiveness with Children: Does He Bite? 5. Parental Risk Taking: The Balncing Act 6. Attachment Needs: Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation 7. Empathy vs. Blame: First Things First Part V. Child’s Guide to Trauma and Healing from Trauma 1. Introduction to the Child 2. The Impact of Abuse 3. Freak- Out (Vigilance and Alert) 4. Freeze or High Emotion (Alarm) 5. Flight (Fear) 6. Fight (Terror) 7. Abuse and Trauma 8. PTSD and Complex Trauma 9. How Stress Affects Kids 10. Memory of Abuse 11. How Adults Can Help (or Hurt) Abused Kids 12. The Trauma Stress Chain Reaction: Freakout 13. The Trauma Stress Chain Reaction: Freeze 14. The Trauma Stress Chain Reaction: Flight 15. The Trauma Stress Chain Reaction: Fight 16. Your Own Chain Reaction 17. What Does Your Brain Have to Do With It? 18. How Stress Changes Your Brain 19. Coping Skills to Get Over Abuse: Calm Down 20. Coping Skills: Connect 21. Coping Skills: Conquer Part VI. Caregiver’s Guide to Trauma 1. Impact of Trauma on Development 2. Neurobiology and Trauma 3. Caregiver Stress and Self-Care Appendix A Resources for Abused Children and Their Caregivers Appendix B Example of Trauma Stress Chain Reaction and State Dependent Functioning Appendix C Signs of Trauma at Different Ages and Stages Appendix D Overlap of Trauma Symptoms with Other Disorders Appendix E Tuning in to Your Child References Index

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Book SynopsisEvery new parent desperately wants to know what goes on in the mind of a baby. Now a noted authority on infant development and psychiatry brings us closer than ever before to penetrating a your child''s consciousness. In alternating sections of evocative prose, representing the baby''s own voice, and explanatory text, Daniel Stern draws on the latest research findings to recreate the baby''s world.Table of Contents* Introduction: The Unfolding Worlds of a Babys Life The World of Feelings: Joey at Six Weeks * A Patch of Sunshine: 7:05 A.M. * Space Songs: 7:07 A.M. * A Hunger Storm: 7:20 A.M. * The hunger Storm Passes: 7:25 A.M. The Immediate Social World: Joey at Four and One-Half Months * A Face Duet: 9:30 A.M. * Time, Space and Flow: Noon The World of Mindscapes: Joey at Twelve Months * A Voyage: 10:30 A.M. * A Shared Feeling: 11:50 A.M.

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Book SynopsisAn essential guide for parents, teachers and caregivers, this book provides an informational guide to cognitive development at every stage of a child's life, as well as how to diagnose, treat and overcome the cognitive barriers that impede learning and development.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Understanding Children: The Big Picture. Chapter 1: Exploring Child Psychology. Chapter 2: What Makes Kids Tick? Chapter 3: Goals of Growing Up. Part II: Watching Kids Grow. Chapter 4: Pregnancy, Delivery, and the First Year. Chapter 5: Tackling the Toddler Years (Ages 1–4). Chapter 6: The Middle Childhood Years (Ages 5 – 12). Chapter 7: Traversing the Teen Years (Ages 13–18). Part III: Growing Great Kids. Chapter 8: Creating Functional Families. Chapter 9: Optimizing Education. Chapter 10: Building the Right Village for Kids. Part IV: Spotting Troubled Development. Chapter 11: Facing Physical Problems. Chapter 12: Understanding Problems That Interfere with Learning. Chapter 13: Addressing Autism Spectrum Disorders. Chapter 14: Emotional Disorders. Chapter 15: Exploring Behavior Disorders. Chapter 16: Looking at Trauma and Abuse. Part V: Getting the Right Therapies. Chapter 17: Types of Therapy That Work. Chapter 18: Enhancing Educators’ Efforts. Chapter 19: Knowing What Parents Can Do. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Calm Kids Down. Chapter 21: Ten Signs of Gifted Kids. Chapter 22: Ten Signs That a Kid Needs Help. Appendix: Developmental Milestones. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate roadmap for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty.Almost everything about puberty has changed since today''s adults went through it. It starts, on average, two years earlier and stretches through high school… and for some, beyond. Gens Z and Alpha are also contending with a whole host of thorny issues that parents didn’t experience in their own youth but nonetheless need to understand: everything from social media and easy-access pornography to gender identities and new or newly-potent drugs. Talking about any of this is like puberty itself: Awkward! But it’s also critical for the health, happiness, and safety of today’s kids.Bewildered adults have begged for reliable and relatable information about the modern adolescent experience. This Is So Awkward answers their call. Written by a pediatrician and a puberty educator—together the hosts of a lively and popular podcast on pube

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Book SynopsisIn her examination of juvenile misconduct, Kathleen Jones reveals the complex history of “child guidance,” a specialized psychological service developed early in the twentieth century which prompted our reliance on psychological explanations for juvenile offenses and ultimately lead to a harsh critique of American mothers.Trade ReviewIn Taming the Troublesome Child, Kathleen W. Jones provides an eloquent, erudite account of how, during the first half of this century, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers banded together as a child guidance team to claim sole authority in understanding the causes of and cures for problematic behavior...Her account is well written, informative, interesting, and intelligent. -- Daniel J. Kindlon * New England Journal of Medicine *This book forced me to consider American culture and the development of the Child Guidance Movement in the first half of the 20th century...I realised that the very basis of my existence as an EP [educational psychologist] was being questioned...[This book] raises issues about role, identity and the nature and origination of troublesome behaviour in a way that deserves thoughtful reflection by all EPs. The notion that we have to invent our own roles and then have to find ways of justifying our existence within the reality we have created, in a shilling society, is pertinent to us all. I am grateful to Kathleen Jones that I was offered the opportunity to reflect upon my role as a psychologist in society. -- Jan Passmore * Division of Educational & Child Psychology Newsletter *Using the records of Boston's Judge Baker Guidance Center from 1920 to 1945, Jones tells a complex story of how the child guidance movement, staffed by teams of physicians, psychiatrists, and social workers, became the authority for treatment of troublesome youth...Taming the Troublesome Child is a superbly researched, clearly written book that makes an important contribution to the history of child welfare, family, psychiatry, professionalization, and gender. -- E. W. Carp * Choice *A beautifully researched, clearly written study of the psychological turn in American child-rearing, this book will interest clinicians as well as historians. By looking at the evolution of the 'troublesome child,' Jones explores why psychological explanations and regimens gained such appeal among American parents and professional experts in the first half of the twentieth century. Particularly impressive are Jones's efforts to include children themselves as actors in the historical narrative and her insights into 'mother blaming' as an American passtime. A first-rate contribution to the field. -- Nancy Tomes, State University of New York at Stony BrookThrough the lens of the famous Judge Baker Center for Children in Boston, founded in 1917, Kathleen Jones tells the fascinating story of the evolution of care and concern for troubled and troublesome young people in the United States. She shows how therapy has been hostage to the nature-nurture debate, conflict and cooperation among psychiatry, psychology, and social work, and the struggle for preeminent authority in the plan of action for a case by the family, the court, medical, social service, and educational institutions. Finally, she shows how the family lost ground in the power struggle as mothers became the focus of popular attempts to explain maladaptations by children. -- Charles V. Willie, Harvard Graduate School of EducationIn this provocative and seminal work, Kathleen Jones illuminates the ambivalent responses of American society to young offenders. She analyzes with sensitivity the interactions among juveniles, parents, and a variety of professional groups. In the end, child guidance became a framework for the ordering of age relationships as well as a symbol of the ambiguity of psychiatric authority. This book should be required reading for all those interested in the history of childhood and the development of the professions. -- Gerald N. GrobTaming the Troublesome Child weaves together an intellectual history of child psychiatry, a cultural analysis of ideas about children and childhood, and a perceptive discussion of the day-to-day workings of one of the nation's premier child guidance clinics. Jones shows definitively that psychiatric mother-blaming pre-dated 'momism' and the pop Freudian psychology of the 1950s. Remarkable for its many insights into the cultural as well as intellectual roots of current thinking about children's misbehavior, this elegant book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in family history or psychology--and for anyone who has a child. -- Molly Ladd-Taylor, York UniversityI found this an exceptionally shrewd, careful, and thought-provoking book. Dr. Jones reads institutional records well and uses the rich case-study materials available at Judge Baker incisively; and she places all this intelligently and sometimes gracefully into a larger social-historical context. One learns much from this book on a first reading, and it will prove a useful book to have on one's shelf. -- John Modell, Center for the Study of Human Development, Brown UniversityTaming the Troublesome Child resonates with issues relevant for sociologists…Much of the book reads, moreover, like a constructionist treatise in social problem development, as claimsmakers endeavored to typify their particular versions of the problem child. Processes of popularization involved in extending the child guidance message, cultural acceptance of that message, and the related legitimating of the emerging profession and rhetoric of child psychiatry are also sociological nuggets embedded in the larger historical text. Taming the Troublesome Child is well written, minutely detailed, and scholarly in execution. -- Michele A. Adams * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Constructing the Troublesome Child William Healy and the Progressive Child Savers Building the Child Guidance Team Popularizing Child Guidance The Problem Behavior of the Everyday Child Children and Child Guidance The Critique of Motherhood The Limits of Psychiatric Authority Notes Index

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Book SynopsisJohn Holt's tender and acute observation of how small children gobble up the world have never been surpassed. A class of child development

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Book SynopsisA cutting-edge exploration of what evolutionary psychology is teaching us of the development and learning of children, in the tradition of Matt Ridley's The Red Queen and Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct.

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Book SynopsisPerfect for courses in child development or developmental psychology and arranged thematically in sections corresponding to chapter headings usually found in textbooks, this book is ideal for students wanting an accessible book to enrich their learning experience. Key Features:-Provides an overview of the place of each concept in Developmental Psychology under three headings, namely its meaning, origins and current usage.-Concepts are grouped into sections corresponding to the main themes usually covered in teaching. -Relevant concepts in the book are emboldened and linked by listing at the end of each concept-Guidance is provided to further reading on each of the concepts discussed.The book will be centrally important to undergraduate students who need to learn the language used by developmental psychologists in describing their studies, but will also help more advanced readers in checking their ideas regarding the nature and uSAGE of particular concepts.Trade Review"Students of development psychology (at al levels) will appreciate how Professor Schaffer covers the important concepts that we all find fascinating and he does it in an approachable and informative way. Key Concepts in Developmental Psychology brings together an abundance of literature and ideas to create a book that could find a home in our libraries and classrooms." -- Neil J. SalkindTable of ContentsConceptions of Development Mechanisms of Change Biological Aspects Individuality Cognitive Development Social Cognition Relationship Formation Socialization Linguistic and Communicative Development

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Book SynopsisAddressing the adult children of borderlines and the therapists who work with them, this book shows how to care for the waif without rescuing her, to attend to the hermit without feeding her fear, to love the queen without becoming her subject, and to live with the witch without becoming her victim.Trade ReviewThis wonderfully readable book is totally devoid of jargon and pedantry. The writing is concise and simple, although the subject is complex and weighty. With picturesque nosology, Dr. Lawson writes about the waif, hermit, queen, and witch mothers. Her unique examination of borderline mothers and how they relate to their children culminates in a discussion of what can be done for both from an interpersonal perspective. Replete with clinical vignettes, this book is entertaining as well as informative. -- Peter L. GiovacchiniThis well-researched and beautifully written book presents in graphic, specific, clinical detail overwhelming evidence to resolve any ambiguity about the relationship of the borderline mother to her children. The many faces of the borderline mother are nicely differentiated and described. Dr. Lawson also provides guidelines on how to manage a relationship with a borderline mother constructively. A helpful read for all therapists who work with borderline patients. -- James F. MastersonMasked by a smile, behind the pinafore of maternal attachment, lurks a borderline mother. Dr. Lawson offers a compelling portrait of mothers who project massive states of confusion and terror into their children. She presents a variety of mothers, including the make-believe mother, the fairy tale mother, the queen and witch mother, along with specific clinical suggestions for dealing with each type. This spellbinding contribution to the literature provides effective treatment procedures for therapists working within the spectrum of borderline phenomenology. -- Joan LachkarChildhood lived with a borderline mother results in an unspeakable tragedy. Few of the child's developmental needs are met because the mother cannot be a parent. Consequently, the child is programmed for a lifelong struggle against failure. For over twenty years, people have shared their own agonizing stories with me, looking to my journey for a sense of hope. The compassionate understanding and professional assistance in this book are a road map out of failure. -- Christina CrawfordTable of ContentsChapter 1 Make-Believe Mothers Chapter 2 The Darkness Within Chapter 3 The Waif Mother Chapter 4 The Hermit Mother Chapter 5 The Queen Mother Chapter 6 The Witch Mother Chapter 7 Make-Believe Children Chapter 8 Fairy-Tale Fathers Chapter 9 Loving the Waif Without Rescuing Her Chapter 10 Loving the Hermit Without Feeding Her Fear Chapter 11 Loving the Queen Without Becoming Her Subject Chapter 12 Living with the Witch Without Becoming Her Victim Chapter 13 Living Backwards

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Book SynopsisTrade Review...the very good chapters are remarkable, and most play therapists are likely to find something new and useful in this book's assortment. * PsycCRITIQUES *While play therapy has become increasingly popular, therapists often are not aware of what their peers in other countries are doing. To reduce professional isolation and provide a resource on innovations in the field, Schaefer presents 15 chapters on play therapy models, assessment, research, applications, and activities. * Book News, Inc. *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Family Play Therapy Chapter 2 Narrative Play Therapy: A Collaborative Approach Chapter 3 Theraplay for Children with Self-Regulation Problems Chapter 4 Embodiment-Projection-Role: A Developmental Model for the Play Therapy Method Chapter 5 Barriers, Bridges, Breakthroughs: Play-Work with Autistic Spectrum Children Chapter 6 The Use of Play and Narrative Story Stems in Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Foster Children Chapter 7 Transcending into Fantastic Reality: Story Making with Adolescents in Crisis Chapter 8 Assessment of Sibling Relationships Using Play, Art, and Stories Chapter 9 The Erica Method of Sand Tray Assessment Chapter 10 Children Talk About Play Therapy Chapter 11 Building an Empirical Foundation for the Use of Pretend Play in Therapy Chapter 12 "Little Monsters"? Play Therapy for Children with Sexually Problematic Behaviors Chapter 13 Creative Interventions to Engage Resistant Children in Therapy Chapter 14 Play Therapy for the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Chapter 15 The National Story and the Child's Drama in Play Therapy in Isreal

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a general overview of our current knowledge of language development in children. All the principal strands of language development are covered, including phonological, lexical, syntactic and pragmatic development; bilingualism; precursors to language development in infancy; and the language development of children with developmental disabilities, including children with specific language impairment. Written by leading international authorities, each chapter summarises clearly and lucidly our current state of knowledge, and carefully explains and evaluates the theories which have been proposed to account for children''s development in that area.Trade Review`This edited volume is a stimulating collection of theoretically-oriented review papers which includes contributions from some of the leading researchers in the field. As such, it will make a useful book of readings for an intermediate or advanced level course on language development. Moreover, since some of the papers are eminently citeable in their own right, it is also likely to be widely read by other Researchers in the field.' - Julian Pine, University of Nottingham`This is an up-to-date, important and exciting book that deserves a prominent position on the bookshelves of all researchers who are interested in child language ... The contributors to this book not only report and evaluate many of the exciting findings of the field, but also ask themselves searching questions that no doubt will stimulate research over the next few years.' - Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden, University of Manchester'Martyn Barrett has done an excellent job of bringing together a series of chapters, which offer a coherent coverage of the area. The chapters cover a broad range of topics, including important areas conventionally not covered in such texts, e.g. sign language, and atypical devlopment. The clearly written introduction serves both to introduce the book in a useful fashion and will, no doubt, serve as a framework to the area for many lecturers.' - Dr Julie Dockrell, South Bank University`Provides a welcome helping hand for anyone trying to unite theoretical approaches across the many facets of language development presented in this detailed and illuminating collection of papers.' - Josie Briscoe, Child Psychology and Psychiatry'This book is impressive for its up-to-date coverage of a broad range of topics in language development. It certainly sent me running to update my students' reading lists to include several of its chapters.' - Ann Dowker, University of Oxford, International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders'This book is a welcome retrospective of some key findings in psycholinguistics in the 20th century.' - Julia Gillen, Manchester Metropolitan University, in Journal of Early Childhood Literacy'This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field of language acquisition.' - Rita Brdar-Szabo, Pragmatics: Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association' a rich introduction to the domain of child language development [ ] Barrett does a very good job in addressing every single issue crucial to understanding the debate about how children learn their mother tongue, and along with his authors he should be commended on presenting a balanced and therefore rich overview of the main questions, models, processes and achievements in researching child language acquisition.' - Dorit Ravid, Tel Aviv University, Journal of Child LanguageTable of Contents1: A Introduction to the Nature of Language and to the Central Themes and Issues in the Study of Language M. Barrett 2: Prelinguistic Communication V. Reddy 3: Early Speech Perception and Word Learning K. Plunkett, G G. Schafer 4:Phonological Acquisition D. Ingam 5:Early Lexical Development E. Dromi 6:The World of Words: Thoughts on the Development of a Lexicon S.A Kuczaj 7:Early Syntactic Development:A Construction Grammar Approach M. Tomasello, P.J Brooks 8:Some Aspects of Innateness and Complexity in Grammatical Acquisition M. Maratos 9:The Development of Conversational and Discourse Skills B.A Pan, C.E. Snow 10:Bilingual Language Development S.Romaine 11:Sign Language Development J.D Bonvillian 12:Language Development in Atypical Children H. Tager- Flusberg 13:Specific Language Impairment P. Fletcher 14:Towards a Biological Science of Language Development J. Locke.

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of how Suzanne, a young teacher at a Waldorf school, copes with the changes her class is going through at the transition from childhood to adolescence. The problems she and the parents of her students must face are familiar to all parents of teens: drug use, smoking, apathy, rebelliousness, moodiness, to name only a few.We accompany Suzanne in her sincere struggle to help her students as she talks to other faculty members and to help parents and then adapts her teaching to the students'' changed needs. Suzanne learns much from an older mentor, whose advice and guidance are based on Rudolf Steiner''s spiritual science, and so do we.The anthroposophical perspective gives adolescence a new, more meaningful face. Understanding it as part of our destiny and our development toward individuality will help us guide our young people as they take the first uncertain steps on the road to independence.Hermann Koepke, a Swiss Waldorf teacher of many years experience, is we

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Book SynopsisDonald Winnicott (1896-1971) was trained in paediatrics, a profession that he practised to the end of his life, in particular at the Paddington Green Children's Hospital. He began analysis with James Strachey in 1923, became a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society in 1935, and twice served as its President. He was also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and of the British Psychological Society. The collection of papers that forms The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating Environment brings together Dr Winnicott's published and unpublished papers on psychoanalysis and child development during the period 1957-1963. It has, as its main theme, the carrying back of the application of Freud's theories to infancy. Freud showed that psycho-neurosis has its point of origin in the interpersonal relationships of the first maturity, belonging to the toddler age. Dr Winnicott explores the idea that mental hospital disorders relate to failures of development in infancy. WithoTable of ContentsEditorial Note -- Introduction -- Papers on Development -- Psycho-Analysis and the Sense of Guilt (1958) -- The Capacity to be Alone (1958) -- The Theory of the Parent-Infant Relationship (1960) -- Ego Integration in Child Development (1962) -- Providing for the Child in Health and in Crisis (1962) -- The Development of the Capacity for Concern (1963) -- From Dependence towards Independence in the Development of the Individual (1963) -- Morals and Education (1963) -- Theory and Technique -- On the Contribution of Direct Child Observation to Psycho-Analysis (1957) -- Child Analysis in the Latency Period (1958) -- Classification: Is there a Psycho-Analytic Contribution to Psychiatric Classification? (1959–1964) -- Ego Distortion in Terms of True and False Self (1960) -- String: A Technique of Communication (1960) -- Counter-Transference (1960) -- The Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment (1962) -- A Personal View of the Kleinian Contribution (1962) -- Communicating and Not Communicating Leading to a Study of Certain Opposites (1963) -- Training for Child Psychiatry (1963) -- Psychotherapy of Character Disorders (1963) -- The Mentally Ill in Your Caseload (1963) -- Psychiatric Disorder in Terms of Infantile Maturational Processes (1963) -- Hospital Care Supplementing Intensive Psychotherapy in Adolescence (1963) -- Dependence in Infant-Care, in Child-Care, and in the Psycho-Analytic Setting (1963)

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Book SynopsisThis Element overviews developments and issues in Dutch euthanasia practice. Some current issues are explored in depth: euthanasia and incompetency, euthanasia by non-physicians, and euthanasia for those who consider their lives completed. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Book SynopsisThis book emphasizes the pivotal role of 'meaning' in shaping human experiences and relationships. Drawing from extensive developmental research, it explores how meaning influences the emergence of self, self-regulation, peer dynamics, and adaptation across the lifespan. Ideal for psychology professionals and researchers alike.

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Book SynopsisWomenâs Lives integrates the most current research and social issues to explore the psychological diversity of girls and women varying in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality, immigrant experience, sexual orientation, gender identity, ableness and body size and shape. The text embeds a lifespan perspective within each topical chapter and has an intersectional approach that integrates womenâs diverse identities. It includes rich coverage of women with disabilities and on middle-aged and older women throughout. Taking a deeper transnational focus, it also examines the impact of social, cultural, and economic factors in shaping womenâs lives around the world.This edition explores the latest areas of research and tackles important contemporary topics such as: feminization of immigration media portrayals of LGBTQ individuals and immigrants regulating testosterone levels in womenâs sports; disorders of sexual development; nonbinary identiTable of Contents1. Introduction to the Psychology of Women. 2. Cultural Representation of Gender. 3. Gender Self-Concept and Gender Attitudes. 4. Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 5. Gender Comparisons. 6. Sexuality. 7. Reproductive System and Childbearing. 8. Relationships. 9. Education and Achievement. 10. Employment. 11. Balancing Family and Work. 12. Physical Health. 13. Mental Health. 14. Violence Against Girls and Women. 15. A Feminist Future: Goals, Actions, and Beliefs. 16. References.

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Book SynopsisFor effective use, this book should be purchased alongside the illustrated picture book Harry's Story. Both books can be purchased together as a set, Supporting Children with DLD: A Picture Book and User Guide to Learn About Developmental Language Disorder [978-0-367-70920-4].Supporting Children with DLD, has been developed to help raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder, and to highlight the impact of the condition from the child's point of view.With activities, prompts and sample questions, this is an essential resource to enable adults to understand the reality of living with DLD, helping children feel heard and respected, as well as providing a solid foundation for tailoring support to individual needs. Drawing on specific examples from Harry's Story, the book does not assume any prior knowledge of DLD and is designed to offer the reader accessible information and practical advice, teaching as you go. This book: Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Considerations What is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)? Facts about DLD? Why do we need to know about DLD? What is language and why is it important? What does ‘Harry’s Story’ teach us? Difficulties understanding language Vocabulary & Word finding difficulties Difficulties with behaviour and social interactions Literacy Difficulties Communication friendly environments Talking to children about DLD Involving children in decision making Top tips for talking to children with DLD Talking about feelings thoughts and wishes Comments, prompts and questions Prompts and questions to use alongside Harry’s Story Children’s profiles Make your own profile Easy or hard? Asking for help How to ask for help

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Book SynopsisFor effective use, this book can be purchased alongside the professional guide, Supporting Children with DLD. Both books can be purchased together as a set, Supporting Children with DLD: A Picture Book and User Guide to Learn About Developmental Language Disorder [978-0-367-70920-4].This beautifully illustrated picture book has been created to develop awareness of Developmental Language Disorder and provides a unique opportunity to sensitively gain childrenâs perspectives of the condition.Harry enjoys school, but faces daily challenges due to his language difficulties. When he is asked to write a story, he struggles to find the words to put his thoughts onto paper. He learns to share his stories through pictures instead and, in doing so, helps his supportive teacher understand what she can do to make life easier for him.With bright illustrations and language that can be accessed by children with DLD, this story can be used to startTable of ContentsHarry's Story: A Picture Book to Raise Awareness of and Support Children with DLD

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Book SynopsisProviding a comprehensive overview of the benefits of mindfulness for children and adolescents, this edited collection offers an in-depth exploration of research, theory, and practice from international perspectives.The book written by academics and clinicians from the East and the West, first introduces mindfulness and its roots in spirituality and psychology, and then discusses its potential for enhancing the well-being of children and adolescents. It covers a wide range of topics related to the impact of mindfulness on children and adolescents, including its effects on cognitive development, academic performance, school adjustment, emotion regulation, mental health, and social functioning. The chapters also examine how mindfulness-related concepts, such as self-compassion, can benefit children with and without special needs, as well as the importance of mindful family communication and parenting for the well-being of children and adolescents.The volume offers valuab

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Book SynopsisMoving Moments in Childhood provides a roadmap to truly understanding and embodying mental and physical health for children through the lens of dance/movement therapy.This book explores fifty real therapeutic stories focusing on anxiety, pain, neurodivergence (including the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder) and learning differences, sibling dynamics, parenting challenges, and chronic illness in childhood. These individualized stories delve into the benefits of supporting the mind/body connection using dance/movement therapy, and each chapter includes diagnostic insights and hands-on strategies to use in therapy sessions, in schools, and at home. The book also includes research on etiology, diagnosis, therapeutic theory, and treatment methodology.Moving Moments in Childhood highlights the transformative potential of therapeutic movement for a child''s mental, physical, social, and psychological health and is an indispensable guide for mental health pr

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Book SynopsisAsian Parenting provides a comprehensive and scholarly discussion of the distinct features, meanings, and implications for human development of contemporary Asian parenting, beyond Western theoretical frameworks.It explores how cultural beliefs and values shape socialization goals and practices and guide parent-child interactions. Edited by Xinyin Chen, contributions from leading scholars discuss key topics including conceptual and methodological issues in the study of Asian parenting; the role of social circumstances and cultural values in shaping Asian parenting; culturally prescribed socialization processes; the influence of Asian parenting on childrenâs socioemotional functioning, learning and academic achievement, and psychological wellbeing; and the impact of social, economic, and cultural changes in Asian societies on parenting beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.Asian Parenting is an essential text for students and scholars of psychology, sociology, cultur

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Book SynopsisPsychology of Emotion reviews both theory and methods in emotion science, exploring findings about the brain; the function, expression, and regulation of emotion; similarities and differences due to gender and culture; the relationship between emotion and cognition; and emotion processes in groups. With a focus on emotion in the typically developing individual, the text's main themes include conscious and unconscious processes; the ways in which emotions arise in, and are constrained by, social situations and social processes; the regulation and sharing of emotion and their effects on mental health; and the manner in which culture (including subculture) shapes or moderates some of these processes. A defining assumption of the book, distinguishing it from much of its competition, is that both biology and social situation are important forces in the experience of emotion.Key features of the third edition include:â Emphasis on cutting-edge research and insights from c

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Book SynopsisEvery picture tells a story, and stories have the power to educate. Looking at two key Jungian archetypes the father and the shadow from a challenging perspective, this book investigates the negative, shadowy side of fatherhood and its detrimental effect on children by presenting a collection of stories from all over the world.Blurring the line between fiction and fact, art and academic theory, the book travels across a difficult psychosocial landscape, discussing family life, mental health, and criminality. Mark Holmwood highlights the educational value of these stories whilst exploring the fatherchild dynamic, adverse childhood experiences, father hunger, asymmetrical power relations, psychological manipulation, narcissism, domestic violence, sexual abuse, patricide, and filicide. Jungian and post-Jungian viewpoints on the bond between fathers and their children are woven into a bigger, interconnected narrative which invites the readers to re-think clinical, sociological,

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