Children's Studies

"The ultimate focus of the rest of my life is to eradicate the use of child soldiers and to eliminate even the thought of the use of children as instruments...

guiding Children's Social Development And Learning, Seventh Edition, Focuses On Ways Professionals Can Help Children Develop Both Positive Feelings About ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them?\“H...

Based On Research From More Than 10,000 Surveys From Children And Parents Of Divorce, Collateral Damage Presents Parents With An Overview Of The Impact That...

Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a ...

the Landmark Work On The Social Significance Of Childhood. the Original And Vastly Influential Ideas Of Erik H. Erikson Underlie Much Of Our Understanding ...

In this book, the Searses bring the reason and common sense of their philosophy of parenting to the hurdles of raising the older child. Attachment parenti...

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen month...

Childhood is the time we first become members of Society. Erikson wrote about how we enter each stage of life, encounter natural conflicts in aging and, hop...

This Book Offers A Historical-critical Analysis Of How And Why Youth Culture Emerged And Evolved In North America. The Author Traces The Origins Of Youth In...

Presents An Exploration Of Child Genius Through The Stories Of Fifteen Exceptionally Gifted Young People, From Cybernetics Founder Norbert Wiener And Chess ...

“Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.” —Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia Born for Love is the d...

Product DescriptionThis foundational resource is the first to explicitly detail the Child and Youth Care (CYC) core competencies for students preparing to t...

In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that ma...

This is the moving and powerful account of two  remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's  Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex  disfigur...

Margaret Humphreys. Includes Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesChildren's Studies

In this ground-breaking new book on the Norteña/Sureña (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks a...

Children:The Challenge gives the key to parents who seek to build trust and love in their families, and raise happier, healthier, and better behaved childr...

What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Glass is about to find out. From author of Sunday Times an...

This book introduces the inter-disciplinary study of childhood and youth and the multi-agency practice of professionals who serve the needs of children, you...