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She made possible the extension of psycho-analysis to the field of early childhood, and in this way not only made the treatment of young children possible but also threw new light on psychological development in childhood and on the roots of adult neuroses and psychoses.

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Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses ...magic forests and enchanted towers ...little pigs and big bad wolves ...Fairy tales have been an integral part of childhood for hundreds of years. But what do they really mean This book presents an exploration of the best-known fairy stories.

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Covers subjects such as child and adolescent development, parenting skills, problems at school, emotional health and wellbeing. This book looks specifically at some of the most distressing problems that young people face, including anxiety and stress disorders, drugs, alcohol, self-harm and psycho-sexual development.

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Why we need a daily dose of touch: an investigation of the effects of touch on our physical and mental well-being.

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A complete guide to child development from birth to 16 years.

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Understanding cooperation as a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior.

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Experts discuss the potential of early intervention to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders.

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Helps you learn how a child's brain works, develops, and changes during the critical stages of childhood. This book provides guidance to help parents and educators understand children's cognitive development and suggestions on how to nurture children to their full potential.

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This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies.

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Psychology is caught in a conflict of paradigms. We all claim to be interactionists, yet we continue to accept the language and the thinking of traditional dichotomies. This text explores these confusions and moves on to offer an alternative view of development.

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How does the mind develop, from ovum to adolescence This book provides a review, from classic studies to the radical new insights of recent research. The text presents complex ideas through familiar analogies and concrete illustrations and conveys the excitement of research in this dynamically expanding field.

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How does the mind develop, from ovum to adolescence This book provides a review, from classic studies to the radical new insights of recent research. The text presents complex ideas through familiar analogies and concrete illustrations and conveys the excitement of research in this dynamically expanding field.

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People's capabilities form the most crucial of all mankind's resources. Topics covered include prodigies, geniuses, the acceleration of development in young people, and the influences of family backgrounds on young people.

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The Social Psychology of Adolescence introduces and reviews major themes in adolescent development, including such topics as sexuality and the risk of HIV/AIDS, school life, teenagers in the work place, mental health issues, and others. It is a review of scientific evidence of the different factors that help shape and mould adolescent behaviours.

This first-of-its-kind, two-volume set examines physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors that undermineor supporthealthy development in Asian American children.

How do skin color, culture, racial and ethnic identities, politics, economics, and environment influence children's mental health and academic success

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This analysis of the evolution of the human psyche shows how important markers from our evolutionary path can be discerned in the structure of the human brain, in our similarities to our infrahuman ancestors and in contemporary behaviours.

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Sometimes everything sucks. For teens that struggle with negative thoughts and emotions, Stuff That Sucks offers a compassionate and validating guide to accepting emotions, rather than struggling against them. By helping teens identify their personal values and what really matters to them, this book will help them take steps towards living a more meaningful life.

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What behaviour qualifies as play, what brain mechanisms are needed to produce play, and of what benefit does play have to our lives With reference to a range of species, but using the feisty rat as their model, this title synthesize three decades of empirical research to create the first truly integrated study.

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