Child and Adolescent Studies Books
The foundation of literacy: The child's acquisition of the alphabetic principle
This monograph brings together research that the author and his colleagues at the University of New England have been conducting into the early stages of reading development. It is written in an... (more)
Developing talent across the lifespan:
This volume presents theoretical perspectives and empirical findings on the life-span development of talent. It show how talents are the result of the acquisition of a sequence of skills and how the... (more)
Children at Play
Children's play has been studied by clinicians as an indicator of the individual's early emotional development. More recently, developmental psychologists have taken an interest in play for what it... (more)
Emerging Minds
How do children acquire the vast array of concepts, strategies, and skills that distinguish the thinking of infants and toddlers from that of pre-schoolers, older children and adolescents? In this... (more)
The depressed child and adolescent
Second edition. This is an account of the nature and characteristics of depression in children and adolescents. It discusses the historical development of the concept and provides a synthesis of... (more)
Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
Reviews established and emerging aspects of conduct disorder, highlighting its complexity and likely heterogeneity, including biological, neuropsychological and cognitive factors, and the role of... (more)
Challenging behaviour: Principles and practice
This volume focuses on working with people who have challenging behaviours from staff from all professions, but also parents, relatives and friends. It discusses what to do in challenging situations,... (more)
Recurring themes in education:
Explores six recurring educational themes, which each generation of educators needs to address. 146 pages. (more)
The gift of a child: A guide to donor insemination
Contains clear, non-technical information about childlessness caused by male infertility, and about how this childlessness can be resolved by the use of donor insemination. This book draws on the... (more)
Working with parents of SEN children after the Code of Practice:
The aim of this text is to: identify existing good practice and present areas of developing practice; appraise the early impact of the Code in respect of partnership; and provide a forum for the... (more)
Home-school work in Britain: Review, reflection and development
This work illustrates the changing relations among teachers, governors, parents and pupils. It aims to provide a useful critique of the rhetoric of partnership and its achievements and shortcomings... (more)
Parenting education and support: New opportunities
Offers an in-depth examination of parenting eduction and support in a wide range of contexts. The authors examine practice in a variety of settings and the theory underpinning these practices, where... (more)
Children, parents and teachers enjoying numeracy: Numeracy Hour success through collaboration
Written for teachers, maths coordinators and parents, this practical text: shows how best to approach written and mental maths work; illustrates the value of maths investigations; outlines the... (more)
Talking with your baby: Family as the first school
With this book, Alice Honig addresses a neglected area in child development - how to help low literacy parents and parents for whom English is a second language enchance the literacy and cognitive... (more)
Cultural approaches to parenting:
This work sets out similarities and differences in enculturation processes that help to account for the ways in which individuals in different cultures develop. Each chapter addresses a parenting... (more)
Beyond Toddlerdom
The author of "Toddler Taming" turns his attention to the 5-12 year age group. He takes full account of all the psychological, sociological and physical influences during this time as he offers... (more)
The Growth of the Mind
The text shows the close interplay between child development and the promise and risks in our evolution as a society. The author has a growing reputation and now sits on a number of commissions on... (more)
The intuitive practitioner: On the value of not always knowing what one is doing
This text investigates the role of intuition in professional practice and its significance for development. The relationship between rationale or explicit ways of knowing and learning and... (more)
Middle childhood:
Drawing on interviews and group discussions with parents and children of primary-school age, this study examines how children perceive their social environs; what they want from their parents; and... (more)
Psychological Development of Deaf Children
This text focuses on the psychological development of deaf children. The author gives particular attention to how the psychological development of deaf children is affected by their interpersonal... (more)
Young people and mental health:
This text offers an introduction to diagnosable mental disorders among children and young people. It examines the nature, causes and effects of different mental health problems and disorders among... (more)
Entering the child's mind: The clinical interview in psychological research and practice
A volume that aims to teach a technique for gaining insight into a child's way of thinking. The author presents the "clinical interview" as a tool that, when understood and used properly, can provide... (more)
Child sexual abuse: A feminist reader
An examination of child sexual abuse which evolved over two years during which the editors gained much help and inspiration from several groups including the London Women's Centre and the Incest... (more)
Stress, coping and relationships in adolescence:
The passing from childhood to adolescence and adolescence to adulthood are major developmental transitions - individuals tend to become more vulnerable during periods of biological, social and... (more)
Out of hearing: representing children in court: Representing children in care proceedings
The form and content of court proceedings is generally considered unsuitable for children. Based on a study exploring the law and practice of representation, this text examines various approaches to... (more)
Children, child abuse and child protection: Placing children centrally
This volume gives an overview of the residential care system that is in place, showing how these settings often contribute to further exploitation of children - whether through direct abuse,... (more)