Age groups and generations Books

This book makes an important contribution to the conflict literature and to new ways of thinking about agency and social life in fragile contexts. It does this by engaging with often ignored peace infrastructures. In this book, the contributors highlight...

The second edition of the handbook reflects the expanding growth and sophistication in research on student engagement. Editorial scope and coverage are significantly expanded in the new edition, including numerous new chapters that address such topics as...

This handbook addresses treatment planning for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) using a medical home perspective. It examines the medical home model, which has been promoted as the standard of...

This unique volume is one of the first of its kind to examine infancy through an evolutionary lens, identifying infancy as a discrete stage during which particular types of adaptations arose as a consequence of certain environmental pressures. Infancy is...

This book addresses an important and relatively neglected topic in the scientific literature: individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have dealings with the legal system. It examines issues and implications for autistic people, who have a...

This volume focuses on very young children's (aged 0-8) rights in a digital world. It gathers current research from around the globe that focuses on young children's rights as agental citizens to the provision of and participation in digital devices and...

This book explores the reality of ageing and old age from the perspectives of the individual and society. It emphasizes cross-cultural aspects of ageing and communication issues both within and across generations. The authors approach the understanding...

The Middle East is known as the cradle of civilization. It was the crossroads of ancient empires and the birthplace of major world religions. Today it is the center of many world issues due to its economic, religious and political importance. Although it...

This book examines the complex impact of prenatal stress and the mechanism of its transmission on children's development and well-being, including prenatal programming, epigenetics, infl ammatory processes, and the brain-gut microbiome. It...

Are you done feeling shy and uncertain about yourself? Done with negative self-talk holding you back and preventing you from embracing life to the fullest?Low self-esteem, lack of confidence, self-doubt, self-loathing, shyness, guilt, shame, overwhelming...

Would you like to strengthen the ties that bond you to your grandmother and keep her memory alive for years to come ?This Memory Book is a unique, original and personalized gift that will please your beloved grandma as much as it will please you!Give...

Would you like to strengthen the ties that bond you to your grandfather and keep his memory alive for years to come ?This Memory Book is a unique, original and personalized gift that will please your beloved grandpa as much as it will please you!Give...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and one of the best ways to get prepared for thanksgiving festivities and get into the holiday spirit is by sharing funny thanksgiving stories with your family and friends!From corny thanksgiving stories that are...

"These books have helped me build a deeper connection with my child by truly understanding their experiences. It's been a transformative journey for both of us." - Emily W.Unlock the secrets to thriving as a parent in the face of ADHD, explosive...

Everything Teenagers Need To Navigate The Complexities Of Life In One Book!Wondering how to prepare your teenage children for adulthood?Want to help your teenagers gain valuable skills that will make them more confident and self-sufficient?Presenting...

Create a timeless keepsake that will be treasured by future generations.Tell Me Your Life Story, Grandma is a beautifully designed gift to capture all of Grandma's precious memories and wisdom.This simple guided journal helps...

Here's The Secret: You Determine How You AgeNot to be confused with getting older, which is unavoidable, not growing old is about purposeful living and a determination to live life to its fullest.Wake-Up, Shake-Up, Thrive! is designed to:Wake up the...

"Moving is one of life's greatest challenges. The largest study in educational research history demonstrates that moving harms learning. But moving not only challenges students. The experience of lost identity extends across the lifespan, also affecting...

In the past few years there have been some gradual but perceptible changes in our collective attitude to menstruation, perhaps shown most obviously in television commercials and magazine advertising, which are less coy and more realistic and explicit in...

The concept of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), children who follow their globetrotting parents around the world, is not a new one and has been widely studied. However, there is one specific group of TCKs who have, until now, been largely ignored - EdKids, the...

Want to get kids to say "Yes" ... instead of begging, negotiating, and pleading?Turn discipline and frustration into instant cooperation. Kids love to say "yes" when they hear their own color-coded language.What color personality are...

A must-read book equipping you to better protect your child. Day after day the media reveal the latest cases of child abuse, but do we believe these could happen in our street, our church, our home? Policing Innocence is a ground-breaking book for any...

Would you feel like you're oftentimes missed? However hard you try, does this look like people don't wish to obey you? They might just find you to be non-threatening or overly submissive to maintain their focus, or maybe they feel just like you...

 Do you know a child who struggles to get started with things or who resists trying something new? Maybe they argue or have trouble joining other kids in conversation and play. Do you hear yourself prompting your child again and again? Do you feel...

Do you know a child that gets upset when their routine changes? They might also struggle to see the big picture, to make friends, to problem solve in real time, and to read nonverbal communication. Meltdowns, tantrums and other challenging behaviors...

Do you do too much for your kid out of fear they will never make it in the world without your oversight? Are you frustrated or worried about your ‘tween, teen, or young adult who seems lazy or unmotivated? Do you see your child unable to reach...

2019 Reprint of 1936 First Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.  Few people have had as dramatic an influence on modern ideas of child education as Maria Montessori. Born in 1870,...

When it comes to working with dysregulated children, sometimes the biggest behaviors come in the smallest containers.  From tantrums and defiance to self-injury and withdrawal, even the most skilled professionals find themselves focused on...

Dealing with stress, anxiety and anger are important skills to learn, but not all kids learn those strategies naturally. The Coping Skills for Kids Workbook can help teach children to calm down, balance their energy and emotions, and process challenging...

Packed with 100 uplifting short stories in large print font size, this book is perfect for the elderly and senior citizens. The primary goal of this collection is to engage the reader with delightful and stimulating stories.Many stories herein may cause...

Lehrerverbände schlagen Alarm: Die Anzahl verhaltensauffälliger Kinder explodiert Rund 100.000 Kinder in Deutschland sollen betroffen sein, wobei die Dunkelziffer noch höher liegt. Während die Öffentlichkeit die Fehler vor allem in den Schulen...

Neuroscience made simple: practical methods to rewire your brain and take control of your thoughts, actions, and inner voice.Despite our best efforts, most of the time, we act without thinking. We make poor decisions. But this isn’t our fault!...

In our youth-oriented, patriarchal society, aging and older women often find themselves either ignored, pitied, or feared. Women and Aging is a valuable guide to help women break through the negative stereotypes of old age and find personal fulfillment...

Substantial claims are made about the extent and impacts of volunteering, often characterised by limited engagement with research evidence. Volunteering is highly stratified, so whether it can bridge social divisions in an unequal society is questionable...

Carta de Wilo al lector He trabajado por más de treinta años con niños que sufren del Trastorno Oposicional Desafiante. He podido relacional el amor de Dios con lo terapéutico. Trabajando con mucha paciencia y dedicación. Los niños con este...

This book introduces several core areas of developmental psychology, examining empirical research as well as theoretical debates, looking at new areas of research such as cognitive neuroscience and how it has impacted on our understanding of how children...

Written by a pediatrician/adolescent medicine specialist and a developmental psychologist, this book is a collection of informative, nonredundant yet comprehensive studies on adolescent pregnancy and parenting. More than 200 adolescent women in an...

Practical Research with Children is designed to help the reader understand techniques for research with children, based on real world experience. The book describes a wide range of research methods, focusing equally on quantitative and qualitative...

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a...

From the fundamental processing of human movement, through to the ability to interpret actions, infancy research is only now taking up the challenge of social cognition over a variety of cognitive areas. This special issue covers broad areas of...

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a...

Emerging adulthood has been identified as an important developmental stage, characterised by identity exploration, instability and open possibilities, in which young people are no longer adolescents but have not yet attained full adult status. This...

Autonomy is a central feature of adolescent development, playing a key role in adolescents' psychosocial adjustment. However, opinions differ about the nature and definition of autonomy and so important questions regarding the role of autonomy in...

The vast majority of resources in public initiatives to support older people are invested in financial security, health care, and long-term care, where the focus is on individual benefits. Community features have received much less systematic attention...

This book re-examines the case of Nadia, a child aged six who had been drawing with phenomenal skill and visual realism from the age of three, despite having autism and severe learning difficulties.

This book explores the implications and significant ethical, social, economic and health challenges that an ageing world population presents. It provides valuable insights on concerns related to providing, organizing, planning and managing care of older...

This book addresses the most common questions raised by parents regarding the impact of media on children. It offers insights on suitable media choices for children, fostering healthy media usage, determining appropriate age for media consumption, and...