Child Development Psychology

A compassionate and accessible guide for parents whose children have experienced traumatic or life-threatening events written by one of the foremost authorities on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents. Dr. Scheeringa understands the desperation many parents feel and explains the impact of trauma, simplifies the science into layman’s terms, debunks the myths, and provides direction on navigating the confusing maze of the mental health world to find appropriate care.

If you're like many parents, you may wonder what's going on inside your child's mind when they throw a temper tantrum, refuse to cooperate, or become overly excited. Written by two experts in child development and education, The Emotionally Intelligent Child offers a groundbreaking approach for understanding your child's behavior in the context of their development, as well as tips for parenting with compassion, and strategies for helping your child build emotional intelligence—a key element of success in today's world.

Der Longseller von Nora Imlau endlich als Audiofassung. Babys gehören zu den meist unterschätzten Wesen auf diesem Planeten. Dabei ist es absolut erstaunlich, was Babys ab dem ersten Tag schon können: Sie erkennen die Eltern, reagieren auf Gesichter, nehmen Blickkontakt auf, können Stimmungen unterscheiden. Aus Sicht der modernen Entwicklungspsychologie tragen die Kleinen damit aktiv zum Aufbau der Eltern-Kind-Bindung bei.

There are realistic and easier approaches to parenting that don’t involve time outs and yelling. You can enjoy time with your toddler and develop a deep connection instead of feeling like you’re losing control all the time. Stop Your Toddler's Tantrums is for parents who are tired of battling with their young children and are eager to approach behavior management in a way that will have lifelong results.

The Inner Child Recovery Work with Radical Self Compassion has everything you need to recognize the painful effects of childhood trauma so you can gain emotional intelligence and go from conflict to resolution much easier. Join Don Barlow where he shares with you the proven techniques and exercises to help you understand your unresolved trauma and how to finally break free from it.

Leading toddler expert Dr Tovah P. Klein reveals why ages two to five years is the most crucial time for a child's brain development and how parents can harness this period to have a lifelong positive effect on their children's lives. Based on extensive research with toddlers, How Toddlers Thrive explains what is happening in children's brains and bodies at this age that makes their behaviour so turbulent and why your reaction to their behaviour - the way you speak to, speak about and act towards your toddler - holds the key to a successful tomorrow and a happier today.

Si las noches de tu familia se han convertido en un momento de pesadilla, si hace tiempo que olvidaste lo que significa descansar, si sientes que estás realizando un esfuerzo enorme por conseguir mejorar el sueño de tu hijo y, aun así, los despertares y desvelos se han convertido en vuestro día a día, sigue leyendo...

Inner Child Healing to Career Empowerment: Awakening Your Inner Leader Through Transformation is your step-by-step guide to understanding, healing, and transforming your inner child, helping you unlock a powerful new chapter of professional and personal success. Through practical exercises, insightful reflections, and easy-to-follow steps, you'll learn how to tap into your true self and embrace your inner leader.

Parenting just got tougher. As your child's brain rewires, hormones kick in, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. But help is at hand. Divided into two sections—aged 8 to 10 and aged 10 to 12—this practical parenting book is grounded in evidence-based psychology, exploring the science at work during this period of your child's development. Taking 75 everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world issues head-on, from sibling clashes and sulks to more serious concerns as your child edges towards their teenage years.

Mary Gordon explains the value of and how best to nurture empathy and social and emotional literacy in all children - and thereby reduce aggression, antisocial behavior, and bullying.

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.

Listening helps us be there for others, to support them in tough times and to strengthen our relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues. From opening up a conversation with someone who might be struggling, to how to use gentle encouragement to help others share their stories, How to Listen demonstrates the power of listening without judgement and draws on the extensive experience of Samaritans in offering practical advice to apply to your own life.

Do you want your suffering to end? I have felt the anguish and fear you have been feeling. Your days are overwhelming, and your nights are sleepless. You want the nightmare to be over. When my participation in my life was only making things worse, I chose to become the expert healer I needed. Become your best healer by discovering these expert methods and activities. You set yourself free when you choose to heal your pain.

In A Choice Theory Psychology Guide to Parenting, international child expert Dr. Nancy Buck offers listeners a new and far more effective way to parent while maintaining a loving relationship with their sons and daughters. Parents and children have different agendas, children push for freedom while parents pull for safety. This push-pull relationship between parents and children starts at birth, and continues throughout childhood, adolescence and early adulthood.

The path to healing begins by going inwards. The path forward, paradoxically, begins by going backward. Our early experiences shape and mold the person we become, and when those experiences are filled with fear, anxiety, shame, and misery, what becomes of the adult? Whether you endured parental abuse, neglect, a home filled with conflict, or a mentally ill parent, there's no denying you can't come out of such traumas unscathed

Growing Up with Two Languages provides a highly accessible account of the stages of language development, describes and evaluates the various systems and strategies that can be adopted and looks at the problems that can occur when a child is exposed to two languages and cultures. Combining research-informed advice and the experience of parents raising children as speakers of a wide range of languages in every populated continent in the world, this book and its associated web material will answer questions and provide material to enlist support.

Viral Parenting is a guide to raising responsible, safe, and communicative kids in the digital world. Mindy shares practical tools for having honest conversations with kids of all ages about privacy, bullying, respectfulness, and family time while emphasizing the importance of trust and open communication. These strategies are timeless - whether applied to texting, snapping, Facebooking, kiking, or whatever social media platforms await us in the future, this book is ultimately about teaching children about personal responsibility and safety.

Every kid needs horseplay! Roughhousing is an essential part of childhood development—but it is increasingly overshadowed by screens and structured activities. In Unplug and Play, a doctor and a child psychologist, both dads, introduce parents to the benefits of physical play for young children. Drawing from gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, team sports, and even animal behavior, the authors present fun full-contact activities for parents and children to enjoy together.

Never mind growing up; it's time we grew down. There are some 400 million people worldwide whose creativity, curiosity and determination put the rest of us to shame. They are experts in their field but have no experience to speak of. Once, you were one of them, too. They are toddlers - and they hold the key to unlocking our potential as adults, at work and in life. In Little Wins, Ella's Kitchen founder Paul Lindley reveals the nine characteristics and behaviours that we can all learn from recalling our toddler selves.

Dame Sue Bagshaw, MD, and psychologist Michael Hempseed are here to tell you: There is hope! Tantrums and anger are common behaviors, but instead of blaming poor parenting or too much screen time, Calming Your Child looks at the root causes, including anxiety, depression, sensory issues, and other psychological factors, explaining the research and helpful techniques in a simple, accessible way.