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Coming of Age: The Neurobiology and Psychobiology of Puberty and Adolescence (Hardcover)

Contemporary neuroscience has made remarkable strides in our understanding of the developing adolescent brain--an area of study previously reserved for developmental psychologists and pediatric endocrinologists. With an eye toward the history and... more

The Search Institute Developmentally Attentive Community and Society: Other People s Kids: Social Expectations and American Adults? Involvement with Children and Adolescents (Paperback)

According to the study conducted by Gallup Organization only a minority of Americans experience consistent normative motivation for engaging with other people s children. Social norms theory suggests that adults are more likely to get deeply... more

Sometimes Rhythm Sometimes Blues : Young African Americans on Love Relationships Sex and the Search for Mr. Right 9781580050968 Used / Pre-owned

Today s women expect it all: a successful career an understanding and equally successful mate and children- all wrapped up in a white picket fence. But recent studies show that while black women have ascended to form a new middle class and have... more

Pre-Owned Hyperactive Children Grown Up : ADHD in Children Adolescents and Adults 9780898625967

Long considered a standard in the field the first edition of HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN GROWN UP explored what happens to hyperactive children when they grow to adulthood. Based on the renowned McGill prospective studies--research that now spans more than... more

Saying Goodbye: A Casebook of Termination in Child and Adolescent Analysis and Therapy (Hardcover - Used) 088163106X 9780881631067

Termination of psychoanalysis or psychotherapy is centrally important both to the process of treatment and to the patient s experience of treatment. It is surprising then that there has heretofore been no comprehensive study of the subject. This book b more

Pre-Owned Windows Into the A.D.D. Mind: Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in the Everyday Lives of Children Adolescents and Adults (Hardcover) 1886554005 9781886554009

Windows Into The ADD Mind clearly explains this disorder gives you the biological underpinnings to understand it and gives you clear prescriptions for overcoming the problems associated with it. Dr Amen lists five subtypes of ADD and gives new... more

Studies in Poverty Inequality and Social Exclusion: Exploring Concepts of Child Well-Being : Implications for Children s Services (Paperback)

Policy reforms to children s services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can... more

Pre-Owned Teaching Meditation to Children (Paperback) 1862040184 9781862040182

Meditation can help children cope with the intensity of their feelings and the pressures in their lives--among family with friends at school. It gives even the youngest kids enhanced self-understanding and is especially valuable for adolescents... more

Pre-Owned Windows into the A.D.D. Mind: Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in Everyday Lives of Children Adolescents Adults Paperback Daniel G. Amen

Windows includes the latest information about A.D.D. and the treatment throughout the life cycle. Gives new brain evidence on the biological underpinnings of A.D.D and shows how a sufferer s day-to-day functioning can be affected by A.D.D. what... more

Understanding Adoption: Clinical Work with Adults Children and Parents (Paperback)

Adoption has become widely practiced accepted and accessible and has greatly changed the composition of families making it a timely subject for study. The authors of Understanding Adoption undertake exploration of this important terrain of loss and... more

Palgrave Studies in Risk Crime and Society: Understanding and Responding to Sibling Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)

Sibling sexual abuse is believed to be the most common and long-lasting form of all intra-familial abuse with estimates suggesting that it is five times more prevalent than parent-child sexual abuse. This book draws on unique research from two... more

Palgrave MacMillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life: Rethinking the Meaning of Family for Adolescents and Youth in Zimbabwe s Child Welfare Institutions (Hardcover)

This book examines the lives of children and young adults living in residential care systems in Zimbabwe and their unique conceptualization of family. While the importance of family for the development and wellbeing of children can t be... more

Pre-Owned The Caring Child (The Developing Child) (Paperback) 0674097262

Much of the 20th century s empirical research in the social sciences has been devoted to understanding the causes and contributing factors of antisocial behaviour. In studies of children s moral reasoning and conduct developmental psychologists have... more

Interpersonal Violence: The Practice: Hearing the Internal Trauma: Working with Children and Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused (Hardcover)

An innovative clinical approach to working with children and adolescents who have been sexually abused - the Internalization Model - is presented in this volume. It is designed to increase the therapist′s recognition and understanding of the... more

Children and Youth in Popular Culture: Female Adolescent Sexuality in the United States 1850–1965 (Hardcover)

This book studies the development of expressions of female adolescent sexuality in the United States from 1850 to 1965. It suggests that during this time adolescent girls went from being perceived as innocent asexual beings to beings that were... more

Pre-Owned Troubled Youth Troubled Families: Understanding Families at Risk for Adolescent (Hardcover 9780202360393) by Cynthia Schellenbach

9780202360393. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 356. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 356 p. The 1970s witnessed a growing concern and awareness regarding child abuse an awareness which gradually extended to include... more

Interventions Against Child Abuse and Violence Against Women (Paperback)

This book offers insights and perspectives from a study of Cultural Encounters in Intervention Against Violence (CEINAV) in four EU-countries. Seeking a deeper understanding of the underpinnings of intervention practices in Germany Portugal Slovenia... more

Divorcing Children : Children s Experience of Their Parents Divorce (Paperback)

Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents the authors present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation. This book provides an in-depth account of... more

International Studies on Childhood and Adolescence: Eating Disorders in Adolescence (Hardcover)

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Penn State Child and Adolescent Developm Early Adolescence: Perspectives on Research Policy and Intervention (Paperback)

This volume brings together a broad group of scholars from a diverse array of disciplines to write integratively about cutting-edge research issues pertinent to various facets of the study of early adolescence. All contributors speak to the idea of... more

Pre-Owned Windows Into the A.D.D. Mind: Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in the Everyday Lives of Children Adolescents and Adults (Hardcover) 1886554005 9781886554009

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Contributions in Criminology and Penolog Children and Criminality: The Child as Victim and Perpetrator Book 13 (Hardcover)

In his study of children and criminality criminologist and research analyst Ronald Flowers provides an understanding of the relationship between child victimization and juvenile delinquency as well as a comprehensive review of the literature.... more

Family Devotional: Family Bible Study for Kids Teens and Parents to Get Closer to God. (Hardcover)

Nourishing Your Modern Family with God s Word Through Dinner Discussions Fun Activities and Prayers A unique devotional designed to encourage you as a family with your children both young and adolescent to sit together at the dinner table at least... more

Pre-Owned The Only Child: Being One Loving One Understanding One Raising One (Paperback 9780060972882) by Darrell Sifford

9780060972882. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 224. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Darrell Sifford an only child himself has drawn from countless case studies and interviewed a wide range of... more

Saying Goodbye: A Casebook of Termination in Child and Adolescent Analysis and Therapy (Hardcover)

Termination of psychoanalysis or psychotherapy is centrally important both to the process of treatment and to the patient s experience of treatment. It is surprising then that there has heretofore been no comprehensive study of the subject. This... more

Social Problems & Social Issues: Troubling Children: Studies of Children and Social Problems (Paperback)

Increasingly sociologists have turned their attention to the social problems of children- in particular of younger children. This collection reflects those recent interest. While most researchers have focused on social problems involving adolescents... more

Representing Youth: Methodological Issues in Critical Youth Studies (Paperback)

From youth culture to adolescent sexuality to the consumer purchasing power of children en masse studies are flourishing. Yet doing research on this unquestionably more vulnerable--whether five or fifteen--population also poses a unique set of... more

Understanding Spirituality: For Older Children Adolescents and Other Beginners (Paperback)

This book is an easy-to-read guide through the myriad facets of human spirituality meant to appeal to children as young as ten yet still appealing to adult beginners. It is NOT about religion but is intended to serve as an eye-opener regarding just... more

Understanding Spirituality: For Older Children Adolescents and Other Beginners (Hardcover)

This book is an easy-to-read guide through the myriad facets of human spirituality meant to appeal to children as young as ten yet still appealing to adult beginners. It is NOT about religion but is intended to serve as an eye-opener regarding just... more

Current Issues in Autism Autism in Adolescents and Adults (Hardcover)

The state of North Carolina has had a longstanding concern and com- mitment to the understanding and treatment of autistic communications- handicapped children and their families. This commitment found expres- sion in the only comprehensive... more

Pre-Owned Observing and Understanding Child Development: A Child Study Manual Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development Studies on Successful Adolescent Development: Children of the Land : Adversity and Success in Rural America (Hardcover)

A century ago most Americans had ties to the land. Now only one in fifty is engaged in farming and little more than a fourth live in rural communities. Though not new this exodus from the land represents one of the great social movements of our age... more

Pre-Owned Troubled Youth Families: Understanding Families at Risk for Adolescent (Paperback 9780202360409) by Cynthia Schellenbach

9780202360409. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 370. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 370 p. The 1970s witnessed a growing concern and awareness regarding child abuse an awareness which gradually extended to... more

Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Understanding Attachment and Attachment Disorders: Theory Evidence and Practice (Paperback)

This book offers a thorough examination and discussion of the evidence on attachment its influence on development and attachment disorders. In Part One the authors outline attachment theory the influence of sensitive and insensitive caregiving and... more