Showing titles in Developmental Psychology

People want control. Over their future, their success, their happiness — even over their own thoughts. We’re taught that life can be shaped if we just find the right method, mindset, or discipline. Entire industries are built on this promise: books, courses, rituals, and techniques that...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This book is about the specific tension every parent of a teenager runs into: the more a teenager needs real boundaries — around screens, safety, honesty, respect — the more enforcing those boundaries risks the exact connection a parent needs in...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. YOUR BAD HABITS MAY NOT BE SEPARATE PROBLEMS. THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT ROUTES THROUGH THE SAME REWARD SYSTEM. You already know the obvious advice: scroll less, focus more, stop procrastinating, sleep earlier, eat better, exercise, save money. The...

What motivates people to buy guns? To carry them? To use them? In this urgent and necessary call for action, Janet Shibley Hyde combines incisive cultural analysis with cutting-edge psychological research to offer science-based strategies and practical solutions of reform for the problem of gun...

I 1995 stiger tre børn og en mor forvirrede ud af en flyvemaskine i Københavns Lufthavn. Laura Helena er den yngste og klamrer sig til sin mor. De er rejst hele vejen fra slummen i Brasilien, fordi moren skal giftes med en dansk mand. Et forhold, der får livslange konsekvenser for børnene...

‘పిల్లలకు మీరేమైనా బోధించాలంటే మీరు వాళ్ళంటే ఇష్టపడాలి, వారు మిమ్మల్ని ఇష్టపడాలి. అప్పుడు మాత్రమే పిల్లల్లో...

In Mother Hunger, therapist Kelly McDaniel reveals how the loss of maternal nurturance, protection, and guidance shapes women’s self-worth and relationships, offering a compassionate road map to healing. Millions of women quietly live with an ache they can’t name—a deep longing for the...

Neste volume, Angelo Zanoni Ramos conduz o leitor por uma reflexão filosófica instigante a respeito das relações entre o bem e o mal. Haveria no mundo uma guerra entre ambos? O mal existe de fato? Partindo de Platão e Agostinho de Hipona, o autor chega a...

For centuries, adventurers and scientists have believed that not only could we delay death but that "practical immortality" was within our reach. Today, many well-respected researchers would be inclined to agree. In a book that is not about anti-aging, but about functional aging--extending your...

This parenting classic on one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time--peers replacing parents in the lives of children--is now more relevant than ever. The latest edition includes new material on how social media and video game culture are affecting our children, and what...

‘An incredibly useful take on facing grief as a young person’ CARIAD LLOYD 'Brilliantly, brilliantly written … Packed with clarity, curiosity and courage' FELIX WHITE ‘It turned on so many lights for me … What a profoundly helpful book’ KATHRYN MANNIX Grief does something particular...

Mindfulness--the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is--is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and...

I “Sidste chance” sætter Svend Brinkmann, Thomas Aastrup Rømer og Lene Tanggaard spørgsmålstegn ved, hvordan vi fortsat kan værne om begrebet “dannelse” til fordel for effektmåling og mere synlig læring. Bogens titel “Sidste chance” hentyder til, at mange begreber i dag uddør...

Figure out what your baby is thinking from the moment they are born. Your baby has a strong desire to communicate, but it isn’t always easy to work out just what they are trying to tell you. In this fascinating, research-led book, parenting author Tanith Carey and Clinical Psychologist Dr...

Drawing on decades of research, psychologist Stephen Nowicki shows parents and educators how to equip children with the nonverbal skills they need to succeed socially in childhood, and throughout their adult lives. We all want our kids learn the social skills they need to thrive. Yet many of...

Revised and expanded: America's bestselling "baby bible" –– an encyclopedic guide to the first two years of your baby's life. The million-copy bestseller by “the man who remade motherhood” (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date — with the latest...

If you have a body, this book is for you! In these pages, you'll find everything you need to know about loving your unique self, staying confident through your body's many changes, and appreciating your body for the life it allows you to live. With activities, tips, crafts, and real-girl stories...

These intertwining narratives "beautifully demonstrate . . . that the people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the ones who are embraced and lauded for those very qualities in college and beyond" (The New York Times). In a smart...

World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development—and how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill...

Many children today are growing up in the midst of adversity, whether family difficulties or larger societal crises. All children need to be able to deal with stress, cope with challenges, and persevere through disappointments. While we cannot protect children from all hardships, we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience.