{"product_id":"childrens-friendships-9781405114486","title":"Childrens Friendships","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on evidence from studies on both sides of the Atlantic, this beautifully written book from Judy Dunn, the leading international authority on childhood development, considers the nature and significance of children's early friendships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaccessible and comprehensive book on friendship, beautifully written by a world authority;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efeatures a foreword by Jerome Bruner, one of the most influential psychologists alive today;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estresses the importance of friendships to young children and considers the implications of friendship for our understanding of children's development more generally;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edraws out the practical implications for parents, teachers and those who care for children;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econsiders how to help children with friendship difficulties and what to do about ''trouble-making'' friendships and bullying;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elatest addition to the Understanding Children's Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Judy Dunn has the happy knack of helping us to look afresh at the children we thought we knew - including our own. Her new book shows that in the context of friendship, children have an opportunity - from kindergarten upward - to go on imaginary adventures, to engage in give-and-take and, eventually, to learn about commitment in ways that the immediate family can rarely match. We glimpse children at their best in this delightful book - and sympathize all the more with those children who want to make friends but have none.\" \u003ci\u003ePaul\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarris, Harvard Graduate School of Education\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This magical new book by Judy Dunn explores the development of friendships in young children. She draws on close observation of toddlers, pre-schoolers and school children to demonstrate the role of intimate friendships in encouraging children to share ideas, coordinate pretend play and express affection for those that are not kin. This book will inform the practice of professionals who care for young children and intrigue parents – who will see immediately how the friendships of their own children are the spur to imagining what’s in the mind and heart of another.\" \u003ci\u003eKathy Sylva, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Judy Dunn, one of our most astute chroniclers of children's social lives, provides a fascinating glimpse into the often neglected world of children's friendships. Using real-life illustrations from her own studies as well as rich insights from novelists and biographers, she convincingly shows the important place of friends in children's development. Parents as well as professionals will learn much from this timely and readable volume.\" \u003ci\u003eRoss D. Parke, Director, Center for Family Studies, University of California Riverside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChildren's Friendships\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written account of children's early friendships by Judy Dunn, the leading international authority on childhood development.\" \u003ci\u003ePrimary Times, 29th Nov - 7th Feb 2005\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The excitement, the pleasures, problems and humour, the compelling intensity of these relationships with friends (and enemies) in writers' early lives and their fiction are interwoven in \u003ci\u003eChildren's Friendships\u003c\/i\u003e with the present-day examples from the children in Dunn's research and that of others.\" \u003ci\u003eSirReadaLot.org, January Issue.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword vi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerome S. Bruner \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Friends matter 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Beginnings 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Friends within a social world: the early years 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Differences in children’s friendships: links with social understanding 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. With a little help from my friends 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Intrigues, bullying, rejection and loneliness 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Girls, boys and friendship 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Parents and Friends 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Siblings and Friends 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Implications 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: How can parents help children over friendship difficulties? 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName index 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 201\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407850348887,"sku":"9781405114486","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405114486.jpg?v=1730500734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/childrens-friendships-9781405114486","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}