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An 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 Contents
Introduction.

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.

Child Psychology and Development For Dummies

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 27 April 2011
      ISBN-13 9780470918852
      978-0470918852
      ISBN-10 0470918853
      Also in:
      Child and developmental psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An 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 Contents
      Introduction.

      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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