Child Psychology

Richard Louv was the first to identify a phenomenon we all knew existed but couldn't quite articulate: nature-deficit disorder. His book Last Child in the ...

For an entire generation of new parents, this warm, expert work has become the standard guide to the shortest, easiest, and healthiest childbirth. Now a tho...

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-5 Updates, 8/e presents students with a comprehensive, research-based introduction to understanding child ...

If you're a parent of one of the more than one million children in this country with obsessive-compulsive disorder, you know how confusing, even frightening...

intelligence That Comes From The Heart every Parent Knows The Importance Of Equipping Children With The Intellectual Skills They Need To Succeed In School...

Terry Orlick's approach to sports is simple: when people play together and not against each other, everyone has more fun. The enduring popularity of Profess...

“Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D. “Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a mas...

“The most helpful book on childhood anxiety I have ever read.”—Michael Thompson, Ph.D. Whether it’s the monster in the closet or the fear that ...

A Clinical Psychologist Who Developed A Sleep Disorders Treatment Program At The Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center Uses Her Years Of Experience To H...

Judith Schaffer And Christina Lindstrom. At Head Of Title: The Center For Adoptive Families. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Crown Publishers, C19...

Your kids need you! You need look no further than the latest headlines to realize that parenting has become more difficult―and kids of every age still n...

"Walk upstairs, open the door, and look in the crib.What do you see: Most of us see a picture of innocence and helplessness, a clean slate. But in fact, wh...

Includes Sections On Children's Emotions And Morality. Guiding Themes In Human Development -- The Infant -- Connectedness -- Establishing A Morality -- The ...

Mindfulness--the Quality Of Attention That Combines Full Awareness With Acceptance Of Each Moment, Just As It Is--is Gaining Broad Acceptance Among Mental H...

The classic guide of the post-Dr. Spock generation has been revised to include the latest information on virtually every aspect of infant and baby care. THE...

There are millions of children in this country who spend most of their days feeling more unhappy than happy, and their parents haven’t a clue as to why. T...

Richard Louv was the first to identify a phenomenon we all knew existed but couldn't quite articulate: nature-deficit disorder. His book Last Child in the ...

The Founder And Director Of The Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, Explains Why The Most Important--and Astoundingly Simple--thing You...

Child, Second Edition, is designed to be a brief but thorough account of human development from conception through adolescence, exposing students to culture...

Why do girls giggle so much? Why does everything have to be pink? Why are they so scary once they hit puberty? How can I stop her from marrying an idiot? Th...

Overview: This Groundbreaking Book, A Pulitzer Prize Finalist And New York Times Notable Pick, Rattled The Psychological Establishment When It Was First Pub...

Explores The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences And Adult Health Problems, Drawing On Scientific Insights And Personal Stories To Outline Be...

Today’s busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become a...

Temper tantrums in the supermarket. Tears that seem to come out of nowhere. Battles over homework that are more like wars. When your child has problems reg...

Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) connect with other...

How many times have you held your fussing or crying baby and thought, "Come on, please tell me what's going on with you!" Well, your infant does tell you....

Jennifer Cohen Harper, Little Flower Yoga founder, author, and mindfulness and yoga expert (and parent), has created another unique resource to help childre...

More than 4,000 disability terms, with the clearest, most accurate definitions—that's what professionals will get in this third edition of the bestselling...

Challenging The Traditional Developmental Sequence As Well As The Idea That Issues Of Attachment, Dependency, And Trust Are Confined To Infancy, The Author ...

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IS THIS YOUR CHILD? These are the major symptoms of potentially unrecognized allergies. Does your child suffer from any of the following? • Allergic No...

Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. 101...

A three-year-old is a real puzzle to parents, sometimes anxious to please and befriend, sometimes strong-willed and difficult to get along with. At the hear...

Children pay close attention to their parents' moods. When parents feel upset, their kids may become anxious, and when parents wind down, children also get...

Through four editions, The Development of Children has provided students and instructors with a rigorous textbook that encompasses both scientific researc...

The Latest Research In Child Development Shows That Many Kids Who Have The Brain And Heart To Succeed Lack Or Lag Behind In Crucial Executive Skills--the Fu...

Dr. Tovah Klein, called “the toddler whisperer” on Good Morning America, has penned “a parenting milestone” (Dr. Harvey Rotbart, No Regrets Parentin...

In this book, the preeminent child psychologist of our time gives us the results of his lifelong effort to determine what is most crucial in successful ch...

Divorce affects thousands of children each year, and each and every one of them will benefit from the caring, friendly activities in this book. While childr...

In The Spiritual Child, Psychologist Lisa Miller Presents The Next Big Idea In Psychology: The Science And The Power Of Spirituality. She Explains The Clear...

Although the circumstances surrounding a death are difficult to handle at any age, adolescence brings with it challenges and struggles that until now have...

I am interested in having schools be ready for the differences that their school entrants will display across the entire range of competencies. If we notic...

Award-winning Science Journalists Po Bronson And Ashley Merryman Demonstrate That Many Of Modern Society's Strategies For Nurturing Children Are In Fact Bac...

Just think if you have a go-to book that would help solve your toughest challenges when working with troubled teens. Jean Eich, PsyD, was searching for such...

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawin...

Roots of Empathy — an evidence-based program developed in 1996 by longtime educator and social entrepreneur Mary Gordon — has already reached more than...

No one wants to get rid of obsessive-compulsive disorder more than someone who has it. That's why Talking Back to OCD puts kids and teens in charge. Dr. J...

I n this edition of his parenting classic, Michael Gurian considers how the culture has changed in the ten years since The Wonder of Boys was first publishe...