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Developmental psychology

  • The Nature and Nurture of Loveby Marga Vicedo

    University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 36.00

    The notion that maternal care and love will determine a child’s emotional well-being and future personality has become ubiquitous. In countless stories and movies we find that the problems of the protagonists—anything from the fear of romantic commitment to serial killing—stem from their troubled relationships with their mothers... more...

  • The Development of Commonsense Psychologyby Chris Moore

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95

    How do children develop an understanding of people as psychological entities - as feeling, thinking beings? How do they come to understand human behavior as driven by desires and informed by reason? These questions are at the heart of contemporary research on children?s "theories of mind." Although there has been an enormous amount of research on... more...

  • Parents and Toddlers in Groupsby Marie Zaphiriou Woods; Inge-Martine Pretorius

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 35.99

    This book explores how psychoanalytic principles can be applied when working with parents and toddlers in groups. Illustrated with lively observations, it discusses how these parent-toddler groups can be an effective medium for early intervention during a period which is critical for the negotiation of a child?s central emotional issues. Parents... more...

  • Social and Personality Developmentby Michael E. Lamb; Marc H. Bornstein

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95

    This new text contains parts of Bornstein and Lamb?s Developmental Science, 6th edition , along with new introductory material, providing a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of social and personality development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully introduces the history and systems, methodologies, and measurement and analytic... more...

  • Theories and Practices of Developmentby Katie Willis

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    Throughout the twentieth century, governments sought to achieve 'development' not only in their own countries, but also in other regions of the world; particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This focus on 'development' as a goal has continued into the twenty-first century, for example through the United Nations Millennium Development... more...

  • Aggression and Adaptationby Todd D. Little; Philip C. Rodkin; Patricia H. Hawley

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95

    Aggression and Adaptation raises thought provoking questions about interpersonal functioning within social groups. The reader may find him/herself entertaining thoughts about the nature of goodness as the chapters suggest that aggressive behavior can offer significant avenues for personal growth, goal attainment, and bolstering one's social standing.... more...

  • Handbook of Self-Regulatory Processes in Developmentby Karen Caplovitz Barrett; Nathan A. Fox; George A. Morgan; Deborah J. Fidler; Lisa A. Daunhauer

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 114.95

    The development of self- and emotional regulatory processes helps children to regulate their behavior based on their cultural context and to develop positive social relationships. This handbook brings together heretofore disparate literatures on self- and emotional regulation, brain and physiological processes, mastery motivation, and atypical development... more...

  • The Homegrown Preschoolerby Kathy H. Lee; Lesli Richards

    Gryphon House 2013; US$ 29.99

    With the accessibility of a parenting how-to book and the thorough educational foundation of an expensive boxed curriculum, this guide will inspire parents to use their homes as classrooms as they take advantage of the naturally rich learning opportunities that occur in everyday home life. Parents will learn how to transform their home into a learning... more...

  • The Bullying Workbook for Teensby Julia V. Taylor; Raychelle Cassada Lohmann; Haley Kilpatrick

    New Harbinger Publications 2013; US$ 13.95

    The Bullying Workbook for Teens is the first practical, skills-based teen self-help workbook that addresses both bullying and cyberbullying, an unfortunately common concern for many of today?s teens. The book is designed to help teens learn anti-bullying strategies, build constructive communication skills to help them express their feelings and... more...

  • Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxietyby Eli R. Lebowitz; Haim Omer

    Wiley 2013; US$ 55.00

    "Lebowitz and Omer have taken the latest and most relevant scientific research and synthesized it into an essential read for caregivers of anxious children. Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers provides an 'inside look' at the nuts and bolts of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for childhood anxiety—the... more...