Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Understanding Emotional Development: Providing Insight into Human Lives
The development of our emotions through childhood, adolescence and beyond has been a topic of significant interest in recent years. From insights gathered through neuroscience, to research on... (more)
The Infant Mind: Origins of the Social Brain
Integrating cutting-edge research from multiple disciplines, this book provides a dynamic and holistic picture of the developing infant mind. Contributors explore the transactions among genes, the... (more)
Clinician's Guide to the Assessment Checklist Series: Specialized Mental Health Measures for Children in Care
The Assessment Checklist series, created by Michael Tarren-Sweeney , provides the world's first standardised caregiver-report measures of a range of attachment- and trauma-related mental health... (more)
The Enigma of Childhood: The Profound Impact of the First Years of Life on Adults as Couples and Parents
In this book Ronnie Solan traces the way that early psychic development from birth up to three years is reflected throughout our lifespan, including adulthood, couplehood and parenthood. The inner... (more)
Helping Children with Low Self-Esteem: A Guidebook
This is a guidebook to help children who: "don't like themselves or feel there is something fundamentally wrong with them"; "have been deeply shamed"; "have received too much criticism or haven't... (more)
International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health
This unprecedented set examines the most prominent factors that harm or support healthy development in children outside the United States, from abuse and economics to social injustice and poor public... (more)
The Critical Years: Early Years Development from Conception to 5
During the last ten years our understanding of early child development, from conception through to 5, has greatly increased. This includes our understanding of neuro science and brain development,... (more)
Handbook of Working with Children, Trauma, and Resilience: An Intercultural Psychoanalytic View
This book is a psychoanalytic discussion of the effects of trauma and torture on children, with a specific focus on how professionals can use an approach focused on resiliency rather than... (more)
Parenting ASD Teens: A Guide to Making It Up As You Go
A straight-talking guide to parenting teenagers on the autism spectrum, this book offers a professional's perspective on coping with the issues that can arise during the difficult adolescent years.... (more)
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Autism Spectrum, Tourette's, Anxiety and More!: The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals: Second Edition
The completely updated and expanded new edition of this well-established text incorporates DSM-5 changes as well as other new developments. The all-in-one guide covers the whole range of often... (more)
Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play: Simple Strategies to Help Build Connections with Your Child
Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption,... (more)
Banish Your Body Image Thief: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Body Image for Young People
The body image thief is a sneaky character - if you're not careful, he'll steal away all your positive feelings about your body from your Body Image Vault, leaving only the negative ones behind. How... (more)
Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-esteem for Young People
Build confidence and self-esteem with this fun and effective workbook for young people. Look out - the Self-Esteem Thief is on the prowl! He's the crafty character who keeps stealing your positive... (more)
All About Drugs and Young People: Essential Information and Advice for Parents and Professionals
Packed with information, advice and learning activities, this book tells you what you need to know about drugs, young people's drug use, and how you can help them stay safe. It covers everything from... (more)
Assessing Disorganized Attachment Behaviour in Children: An Evidence-based Model for Understanding and Supporting Families
Assessing Disorganized Attachment Behaviour in Children lays out an evidence-based model for working with and assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers: families whose... (more)
Direct Work with Vulnerable Children: Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication
This book demonstrates how the introduction of playfulness when working with neglected or abused children helps to build a trusting relationship by openly engaging with the child's world. (more)
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice is a groundbreaking book that provides an overview of the field from both theoretical and clinical viewpoints. The... (more)
Integrating Neuropsychological and Psychological Evaluations: Assessing and Helping the Whole Child
Integrating Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessments is a resource for neuropsychologists, psychologists, teachers and parents who wish to address both the neurologically- and... (more)
Defiant Teens: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention: Second Edition
This authoritative manual presents an accessible 18-step program widely used by clinicians working with challenging teens. Steps 1-9 comprise parent training strategies for managing a broad range of... (more)
Clinical Practice of Pediatric Psychology
Filled with vivid clinical material, this book describes effective practices for helping children and their families who are coping with chronic and acute health conditions and their treatment.... (more)
Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD: An Empirically Supported Treatment
This indispensable manual presents an easy-to-implement intervention with proven effectiveness for children with ADHD in grades 3 to 5. Organizational skills training helps kids develop essential... (more)
The Baby and the Couple: Understanding and Treating Young Families
The Baby and the Couple provides an insider's view on how infant communication develops in the context of the family and how parents either work together as a team or struggle in the process. The... (more)
Working with Young People in Secure Accommodation: From Chaos to Culture: Second Edition
The detention of children and young people as a response to delinquent and antisocial behaviour remains a topical and controversial issue. In Working with Young People in Secure Accommodation: Second... (more)
Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and Their Families: An Internal Family Systems Model for Healing
In Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and Their Families: An Internal Family Systems Model for Healing, Dr Mones presents the first comprehensive application of the Internal Family Systems (IFS)... (more)
Dealing with Dying, Death, and Grief During Adolescence
For some, life's introduction to death and grief comes early, and when it does it can take many forms. Not only does Dealing with Dying, Death, and Grief during Adolescence tackle them all, it does... (more)
The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life
Synthesizing decades of influential research and theory, Michael Lewis demonstrates the centrality of consciousness for emotional development. At first, infants' competencies constitute innate... (more)
Language Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Diagnostic criteria of the DSM IV are discussed; alternative definitions and the proposed changes in DSM V and their implications are reviewed. The varied ways the language impaired child with a... (more)
8 Keys to End Bullying: Strategies for Parents and Schools
Groundbreaking books have peered into the psychology of bullying and the cultural climate that - seemingly now more than ever - gives rise to such cruelty and aggression. But few have been able to... (more)
The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-being in Teachers and Students
With attention spans waning and stress rising, teachers are looking for new ways to help kids concentrate, learn, and thrive in a safe and creative atmosphere. The Way of Mindful Education is a... (more)
Sensory Processing Challenges: Effective Clinical Work with Kids and Teens
Many children and teens suffer from sensory challenges, meaning that they have unusual reactions to certain sensory experiences that most of us find commonplace. These challenges can range from... (more)