Showing titles in Child Psychology

A nationally recognized parenting expert and spokesperson for fathers, Glennon presents straightforward and well-researched ways both to nurture young men and, in turn, to teach them how to be nurturing.

Um desafio para pais–iniciantes ou mesmo mais experientes que seguem buscando se aprimorar–é entender os filhos e seu desenvolvimento.

「問題行動は治らない」を覆す！子どもの気になる言動を改善する、まったく新しい「体の使い方」の本！発達障害やグレーゾーンのお子さんを持つ親御さんは、毎日試行錯誤の連続です。

This Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern child psychology, from birth to early adolescence. Beginning with infancy, Usha Goswami considers the process of attachment and 'bonding', showing how secure attachments enable the development of...

"While it may seem as if we live in a man's world," reports Pollack, "we do not live in a boy's world." Many boys today are struggling either silently, with low self-esteem and feelings of loneliness and isolation, or publicly, by acting out feelings of emotional and social disconnection through...

FINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Parents . . . you will be wowed and awed by [Dr. Shefali]." —Oprah Winfrey As seen on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday, a radically transformative plan that shows parents how to raise children to be their best, truest...

A guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child and Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point...

In With Love from a Children’s Therapist, Stacy Schaffer takes readers on a deeply personal and professional journey through trauma, resilience, and healing. As a survivor and a therapist with more than twenty years of experience, Schaffer weaves together her story with the lessons she’s learned from working with children, teens, and young adults.

During the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002, an estimated 20,000 children were forced to join the fighting. As villages were raided and youths rounded up, it was not uncommon for a child to be ordered to kill a friend, relative, or neighbor. The goal was to make it impossible for the captives to return home and be accepted back into their communities. Betancourt's study provides insight into the long-term psychological and developmental effects of family separation, war, and exposure to violence.

With provocative insight and based on an illustrious 40-year career in public office, Sir Al Aynsley-Green demands to know why outcomes for the UK’s children for health, education, social care, youth justice and poverty remain among the worst in the developed world. He draws global comparisons...

From the authors of What Do You Say? and The Self-Driven Child, a workbook of vital practices and step-by-step resources for parents striving to raise self-motivated, secure, and joyfully driven children A guide to move from understanding the science and value behind nonanxious parenting to...

À la carte wisdom from the international bestseller Bringing up Bébé In BRINGING UP BÉBÉ, journalist and mother Pamela Druckerman investigated a society of good sleepers, gourmet eaters, and mostly calm parents. She set out to learn how the French achieve all this, while telling the story...

"Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children--and the adults who love them." --Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts. A book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, and child development...

A provocative, science-based approach to parenting centered on a child’s unique genetic “code,” from an award-winning developmental psychology professor and researcher. With few exceptions, parenting books, websites, and podcasts emphasize the critical role of the parent in shaping a...

Das Buch Wagnis der Elternschaft handelt von der aufregenden Zeit beginnend in der Schwangerschaft bis zum ersten Lebensjahr. Meine drei Protagonisten Baby Elias, Mutter Anna und Vater Lukas erleben gleichzeitig sehr viele verschiedene Dinge: Wie fühlt und denkt ein Baby? Wie bewältigen unerfahrene Eltern diese erste Zeit? Wie ist es möglich zu dritt eine Familie zu werden? Diese subjektiven Perspektiven werden mit neuen Erkenntnissen aus der Säuglingsforschung unterfüttert und lassen uns die faszinierende Welt von Babys von Anfang an besser verstehen.

Brought to you by Penguin. From trusted infant and childcare expert Janet Lansbury comes an empowering method for raising confident, independent and resilient children – not by parents doing more, but less. Janet Lansbury’s philosophy is simple: a baby is to be respected and trusted, not...

The highly anticipated, essential roadmap to caring for, understanding, comforting, and bonding with infants and toddlers—from the beloved parenting consultant and #1 podcaster. Most parenting books focus on what to do with and for your baby. Baby Person invites you to reconsider how you see...

This program is read by the author. In this illuminating narrative on the daily onslaught of body shame that kids face from peers, school, diet culture, and parents themselves, journalist Virginia Sole-Smith offers a compelling, reported look at how families can change the conversation around...

A groundbreaking book that will change the way you view parenting. 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 matter? Why do interracial friendships decrease in schools that are more...

Какие мамы и папы не хотят видеть своего ребенка уверенным, владеющим своими чувствами, способным принимать решения, полагаться на себя, уметь самостоятельно действовать, позитивно относиться к себе (а значит, и к другим людям)? Это универсальные цели игровой терапии, центрированной на ребенке. Именно они, на взгляд автора, являются тем самым золотым парашютом, который помогает ребенку в самых разных обстоятельствах нашей, такой непредсказуемой, жизни. Двигаясь к этим универсальным целям в процессе игровой терапии, мальчики и девочки постепенно меняются к лучшему.