An instructive and accessible account of the psychological development of children aged 0-2 years and how it can be supported by social relationships. The first two years are critical in a child's development, influencing what happens in later childhood and even adulthood. Yet how best to support that early development is not always easy to grasp. Now help is at hand with this expert guide on the care of children through these essential years. Based on the latest research, with its wealth of picture sequences and clear explanations, this book shows how the development of young children's social understanding, attachments, self-control and intelligence can be supported through their relationships.
In Just Babies, Paul Bloom argues that humans are in fact hardwired with a sense of morality.
For how long should you be apart from your baby during the first year? These are just a few of the many questions that all new parents face. But, at last, "Babies in Mind" is here to help you.
This is a common view in developmental psychology. Yet, as this book explains, there is compelling evidence that babies in the first year of life can tease, pretend, feel self-conscious, and joke with people.
Psychiatrist and clinical research Dr. Paul Holinger decodes for parents the nine easily identifiable expressions hardwired into every human being.
Written in 1929, this book is a translation into English from Austrian of Dr. Bernfeld’s study that confines itself to an intensive study of the brief period in infancy from birth to weaning.
A toddler's unstoppable explorations of his playpen hold the key to scientific discovery. A three-year-old's wild make-believe explains how we can imagine the future, write novels, and invent new technologies.
Every parent has been fascinated by the processes of their baby's learning. This book explains the psychology and the neuroscience of how babies learn.
Intellectual Growth in Young Children: With an Appendix on Children's "why" Questions by Nathan Isaacs
In this major new work, Elizabeth Spelke distils findings from developmental, comparative, and cognitive psychology to explore what young infants know, and what they quickly come to learn, about objects, places, numbers, geometry, and ...
Finding Your Way with Your Baby explores the emotional experience of the baby in the first year, and that of the mother, father and other significant adults.