Showing titles in Child Psychology

The Whole Brain Parent weaves heartfelt stories with practical wisdom, showing how attunement, co-regulation, and consistent routines literally reshape developing brains. You'll discover how to interpret behaviors as communication, create sensory-supportive spaces, and develop regulation strategies that transform daily struggles into growth opportunities.

First published in the mid 1960s, How Children Fail began an education reform movement that continues today. In his 1982 edition, John Holt added new insights into how children investigate the world, into the perennial problems of classroom learning, grading, testing, and into the role of the...

How parents, teachers, and even professionals are being deceived by the "ADHD Establishment" regarding ADHD and other childhood behavior disorders and the drugs used to treat them. The issue of diagnosing children with behavioral diseases that do not conform to a scientific definition of disease...

What is Peter Pan Syndrome? This disorder is based off Peter Pan, the boy who never grows old. The book written by J.M. Barrie “Peter Pan” was about a boy and a few others that were allowed into a world where no adults could venture. Unfortunately, some children never grow up. The psychologist Dan Kiley, in 1983, coined the Peter Pan Syndrome. He wrote in his book that for every Peter Pan, there is a Wendy as his shadow.

In today's tech-saturated world, parenting is more challenging than ever. Aliza Payne's "Parenting Glow Kids" offers a concise and practical guide to navigating the digital landscape and raising well-rounded, tech-savvy children. This essential resource equips parents with the tools and knowledge needed to foster healthy relationships with technology, ensuring their children grow into responsible and resilient individuals.

A thought-provoking and much-needed look at how modern masculinity is harming and holding back men—and all of society—and what we can do to promote a new masculinity that allows men of all ages to thrive. In Better Boys, Better Men, cultural critic and New York Times contributor Andrew...

An essential guide for parents navigating the new frontier of hyper-connected kids. Today's teenagers spend about nine hours per day online. Parents of this ultra-connected generation struggle with decisions completely new to parenting: Should an eight-year-old be allowed to go on social media?...

In the early morning of October 18, 1986, Cherie Wier’s life collapses when her teenage son takes the life of her beloved husband. For years, Cherie grapples with events preceding and following the crime, struggling to overcome the consuming grief she suffers from her loss and the difficulty she faces as she attempts to forgive her son. The courtroom accounts of gruesome details and the shocking testimonies from experts only add to Cherie’s yearning to make sense of the crime. She is tormented, wanting to know why the tragedy happened, and if there was anything she could have done.

Following on from her acclaimed first book, Reflective Parenting, Sheila Redfern brings a fresh look at parenting young children in today's world. In this revised edition Dr. Redfern uses her extensive experience of working with children and their families to help parents adopt an approach to...

Toddlers are tiny, drunk humans who have absolutely no idea what they are doing. Their tiny bodies are filled with energy, emotions, rage, and ideas that they cannot fully express themselves without proper guidance and intervention. In Toddler Discipline, you’ll discover how to positively discipline your kid; things to consider when dealing with a child; effective methods to consider with toddler discipline; how to impose good behavior; how to train without shouting; how to emotionally connect with your child; how to tame tantrums; how to raise sound children; how to be that amazing parent; and so much more!

We need to reconceive of cluster B personality disorders as post-traumatic dissociative conditions involving self-states (subpersonalities with pseudoidentities). This seems to be the most clinically rigorous way to rid ourselves of excessive comorbidities and polythetic diagnoses. Recasting cluster B personality disorders as post-traumatic conditions which involve dissociation goes a long way towards resolving these outstanding conundrums.

We’re in the midst of a parenting climate that feeds on “more”: more expert advice, more gear, more fear about competition and safety, and more choices to make about education, nutrition, even entertainment.

Wondering when to expect baby's first word? Want to get your toddler talking? Worried your child is not speaking as clearly as his peers? When it comes to language acquisition, all parents have questions, and Time to Talk has the answers.

Ces enregistrements sont l'aboutissement d'un travail de fond sur la totalité des émissions conservées à l'INA (plus de 100 émissions - 1000 questions/réponses). Les réponses apportées par Françoise Dolto aux problèmes de l'enfance ont été choisies parmi les 375 heures d'enregistrements en fonction de leur pertinence et du traitement du sujet. Les modalités d'enregistrement des émissions de Françoise Dolto peuvent expliquer des légères modifications de couleur sonore dans une même séquence.

The ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius compared children to tender sprouts, shaped by soil, sunlight, water, and, importantly, the efforts of patient farmers and gardeners. At times, children require our protection, other times we must take a step back and allow them to grow. A practical parenting manual, philosophical reflection on the relationship between parent and child, and necessary response to modern stereotypes of Eastern parenting, Little Sprouts and the Dao of Parenting reconsiders cultural definitions of success....

Did you know anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns for children, affecting upwards of 20 percent of children and adolescents over the course of their youth? Anxiety is more prevalent in our society than ever before; we’re all affected by it. But it doesn't have to be this way. Your kids don't have to live a life of anxious stress. Together, you can build a new reality - one completely free from unnecessary anxiety.

"The good enough studio" - derived from D.W. Winnicott’s notion of the good enough mother - serves as a safe space where clients, students, and artists find modes of expression and being that unveil their own authenticity and connection to the archaic creativity of humanity. As a global art therapist and educator, Nona Orbach facilitates this profound alchemy of self-transformation by attending to the nonverbal, intuitive choreography that each individual uses in order to create.

If you want to fix your rebellious and disrespectful child, you need to start by fixing yourself. Are your kids pummeling you with demands and bossing you around with impunity? Have your once-precious preschoolers become rebellious, entitled, and disrespectful to authority? While there are...

Mucho se ha hablado sobre Alienación Parental y, afortunadamente, cada vez hay más estudios y libros que tratan el tema de una forma rigurosa. Entender cómo se origina, cómo funciona y los efectos que produce para saber detectarlo y diagnosticarlo a tiempo es fundamental. Pero, una vez que ya hemos hecho esto ¿qué hacer? ¿Cómo tratar, hablar, vivir, llevar una visita o comunicarse por teléfono con un hijo que sabemos que está manipulado por el otro progenitor?

The Stages of Language Development: How Children Learn to Communicate is the essential resource for parents, teachers, caregivers, and students who want to understand how children grow from their very first cries to confident, articulate speakers. Covering every step from birth through adolescence, this book explains the fascinating journey of language acquisition in clear, accessible detail. Inside you will discover: The prelinguistic stage, when babies use cries, babbles, and gestures to lay the groundwork for speech. How toddlers experience the vocabulary explosion, adding new words at ...