Child Development
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People Under Three
Young Children in Childcare Centres, 3rd Edition
People Under Three translates child development theory and research into everyday practice. Focusing on the childcare of very young children, it is designed specifically for those who look after them day by day, as well as being a useful resource for social work and playwork students and policy...
To Be Published November 19th 2013 by Routledge
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Values in Youth Sport and Physical Education
As sport has become more intense, professional and commercialized so have the debates grown about what constitutes acceptable behaviour and fair play, and how to encourage and develop ‘good’ sporting behaviour, particularly in children and young people. This book explores the nature and function of...
To Be Published September 14th 2013 by Routledge
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The Philosophy of Play
Play is a vital component of the social life and well-being of both children and adults. This book examines the concept of play and considers a variety of the related philosophical issues. It also includes meta-analyses from a range of philosophers and theorists, as well as an exploration of some...
Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
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Specialist Mental Healthcare for Children and Young People
Hospital and Community Intensive Services
A comprehensive range of services for young people requiring more intensive mental health services is being developed and this book explores what works in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) at this level. Specialist Mental Healthcare for Children and Young People looks at intensive...
To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
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The New Early Years Professional
Dilemmas and Debates, 2nd Edition
Issues to do with early years are a government and national focus in the UK. In England the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the extension of the Early Years Professional Status programme have brought with them new questions for practitioners, both philosophically and...
To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
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The Feeling Child
Laying the Foundations of Confidence and Resilience
Series: Foundations of Child Development
What impact does children’s emotional development and well-being have on their capacity to learn? How do you provide learning experiences that meet the developmental needs of every child in your care? The Feeling Child thoughtfully discusses the key principles of children’s emotional and...
To Be Published September 14th 2013 by Routledge
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The Growing Child
Laying the foundations of active learning and physical health
Series: Foundations of Child Development
How do children’s early physical experiences influence their future health and well-being? What are the future consequences of a sedentary childhood on life chances and health? What importance do we place in the UK on sleep, fresh air, good nutrition and movement? The Growing Child thoughtfully...
Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
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The Social Child
Laying the foundations of relationships and language
Series: Foundations of Child Development
What helps babies and young children develop proficient social skills? How do children's early relationships and social interactions influence their future emotional resilience and wellbeing? The Social Child thoughtfully discusses the key principles of children’s social development alongside...
Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
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The Essence of Play
A Practice Companion for Professionals Working with Children and Young People
A unique companion to professional play practice! All play professionals are united in their belief that play is important for children’s development – and there are inherent characteristics of play that underpin professional play practice across contexts. Providing an overarching concept of play,...
Published January 17th 2013 by Routledge
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The Thinking Child
Laying the foundations of understanding and competence
Series: Foundations of Child Development
What characteristics do children need to become motivated to learn? How do children’s experiences and relationships affect their cognitive development? How do you provide learning experiences that meet the developmental needs of every child in your care? The Thinking Child thoughtfully discusses...
Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
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Child Psychology in Retrospect and Prospect
in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the institute of Child Development
Series: Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Series
This 32nd volume of the Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology celebrates the 75th anniversary of the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development. All eight essays are devoted to developmental science, its history, and current status. Taken together, the chapters in this book show how...
To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds
A Methodological Primer, Third Edition
This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies,...
Published August 6th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development
What are the risks and benefits of non-parental care for young children? What are the short- and long-term effects of academically vs. play-focused environments for learning? How and when should we teach reading? What are the purposes of Education? What is the best way to teach mathematics...
Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
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From Birth to Sixteen
Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development
From Birth to Sixteen outlines children’s physical, social, emotional, and language development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application of research and its contribution to the assessment of child development, this text provides essential reading for those studying, or...
Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge
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Portraits of Pioneers in Developmental Psychology
Utilizing an informal, sometimes humorous style of writing, this book brings to life 16 developmental psychologists who made a significant contribution to their field. Written by noted scholars, each chapter provides a glimpse into the personal and scholarly lives of these innovative "pioneers"....
Published October 25th 2011 by Psychology Press
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Evolutionary Playwork
2nd Edition
Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this fully updated and revised edition of his classic playwork text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children’s play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is essential for the psychological well-being of...
Published September 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Young People, Border Spaces and Revolutionary Imaginations
Drawing from discussions that pulled together child researchers working near the borders of Mexico, the United States and Canada, this book explores how material and metaphoric borders give way to young people's experimentations with cultural, social and political change. The contributors...
Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge
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Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance
Series: Educational Psychology Handbook
Self-regulated learning (or self-regulation) refers to the process whereby learners personally activate and sustain cognitions, affects, and behaviours that are systematically oriented toward the attainment of learning goals. This is the first volume to integrate into a single volume all aspects of...
Published March 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Developmental Science
An Advanced Textbook, Sixth Edition
Noted as one of the most comprehensive textbooks in the field, Developmental Science, 6th Edition introduces readers to all of areas in developmental psychology: neuroscience, genetics, perception, cognition, language, emotion, self, and social interaction. Each of the world-renowned contributors...
Published September 21st 2010 by Psychology Press
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Applied Research in Child and Adolescent Development
A Practical Guide
Developed for an NIH training institute, this volume is organized around the most frequently asked questions by researchers starting their careers in applied research in child and adolescent development. With contributions from the leading scholars in the field, actual research experiences...
Published April 26th 2010 by Psychology Press
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Children's Knowledge, Beliefs and Feelings about Nations and National Groups
Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology
This book provides a state-of-the-art account of how people's subjective sense of national identity, and attitudes towards countries and national groups, develop through the course of childhood and adolescence. It offers a comprehensive review of the research which has been conducted into: ....
Published January 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
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Family Investments in Children's Potential
Resources and Parenting Behaviors That Promote Success
Series: Monographs in Parenting Series
The papers in this volume bring together a cross-disciplinary mix of researchers--developmental psychologists, evolutionary biologists, economists, anthropologists, and sociologists--working on the common theme of investments in children. The interdisciplinary conceptual framework adopted by this...
Published May 2nd 2013 by Psychology Press
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From Welfare to Childcare
What Happens to Young Children When Mothers Exchange Welfare for Work?
Although federal and state support for childcare has increased dramatically in response to welfare work requirements, low-income families are still facing difficulties balancing work and family obligations. There is wide variation across states in the strictness of welfare work requirements and in...
Published December 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition
Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation Across National Contexts
In this book, an international team of psychologists with interests in acculturation, identity, and development describe the experience and adaptation of immigrant youth, using data from over 7,000 immigrant youth from diverse cultural backgrounds living in 13 countries of settlement. Immigrant...
Published December 13th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Well-Being
Positive Development Across the Life Course
Series: Crosscurrents in Contemporary Psychology Series
This volume derived from original presentations given at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, under the auspices of the Center for Child Well-Being. Scholars, practitioners, public health professionals, and principals in the child development community convened to address a science-based framework for...
Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press