Below the surface

A guide to the latest research on how young people can develop positive ethnic-racial identities and strong interracial relationsToday’s young people are growing up in an increasingly ethnically and racially diverse society. How do we help them navigate this world productively, given some of the ...

Big theories revisited

This book explores how sociocultural factors influence school motivation and engagement. Leading scholars revisit major theories—such as self-determination theory, achievement goal theory, and self-efficacy theory—offering fresh insights into the key factors and processes that drive student learn...

Childhood unplugged

Screens are everywhere. Kids spend an average of 7.5 hours on digital devices daily with profoundly negative consequences. Childhood Unplugged takes a bold approach to regulating children’s use of digital media, suggesting more time spent offline will benefit their resilience, independence, and f...

Children around the world

This book examines major trends and interventions affecting children. Topics include the UN Convention on Children, NGOs, pre and post-natal health, family systems, gender roles, puberty, and challenges like sex trafficking, child labor, and violence. It also addresses future challenges such as l...

Children's dreams

A penetrating account of Jung’s insights into children’s dreams and the psychology of childhoodIn the 1930s, C. G. Jung embarked on a bold investigation into childhood dreams as remembered by adults to better understand their significance to the lives of the dreamers. Jung presented his findings ...

Children, childhood, and everyday life

This book rethinks child development by documenting children's perspectives through interactions in family, school, and social contexts. It offers tools for analyzing participation over time, using vignettes, case studies, and transcripts. It also addresses teaching dilemmas for children with dys...

Contemporary perspectives on research on child development laboratory schools in early childhood education

This volume explores the history and evolution of child development laboratory schools, which are dedicated to research-based instruction and innovation in education. It reviews their role in promoting teaching, research, and service in early childhood education.

Cracking the boy code

Drawing on thousands of hours of one-on-one counseling, Cracking the Boy Code explains boys' psychological needs and how to use specific, clearly explained techniques for effective communication. Includes the crucial role of non-verbal cues, motivating boys to become their authentic selves and de...

Everyone wins - 3rd edition

This 3rd edition of the best-selling, Parent Choice Award-winning book Everyone Wins is an easy to use, quick reference guide featuring over 170 well-designed cooperative games and activities for and about children, education, and the actualization of social well-being in a diverse range of envir...

Explain me this

Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrainedWe use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers also implicitly know when a creative and easily interpretable formulation—su...

Families and family values in society and culture

This book gathers researchers from 22 countries to explore intergenerational family solidarity within their unique historical, cultural, social, and economic contexts. It integrates perspectives from various disciplines, offering insights into family relations, values, and policies across Europe.

Freedom to learn

Freedom to Learn combines an application of behavioral science and neuropsychology to create a powerful process for classroom environments in which the universal needs of children are met and students want to succeed. Packed with practical teaching methods this guide gives teachers the tools to...

Handbook of cultural sports psychology

This volume explores sports through Cultural Psychology, focusing on Sports Psychology and its cultural aspects. It examines how competitive sports and performing arts help us understand human nature and athletes' pursuit of excellence.

How to overcome your childhood

A guide to breaking free from the enduring, and sometimes damaging, behavioral patterns we learned in childhood. As we try to navigate the complexities and anxieties of adulthood, considering our childhoods can feel like a daunting task. They happened so long ago; we can probably barely remember,...

Humorous actions, play and rules

This book explores new methodological approaches to studying humor through Vygotsky's proposal, focusing on developmental psychology and higher psychological processes. It highlights humor as a developmental mechanism and a source of creativity, linking it to Cultural Psychology and Semiotic cult...

I-minds - 2nd edition

Engaging and scientifically rigorous, this fully updated edition of i-Minds explores screen-based technology's assimilation into our lives, pondering them as both godsend and plague, demonstrating how constant connectivity is changing our brains and exploring positive steps to take to embrace new...

Positive education at all levels

Positive Education at all Levels outlines how positive education has evolved from it's first iterations to where it is today and showcases applications of positive education across all levels of UK education.

Sociological studies of child development

This is the fifth volume in a series which endeavours to organize, centralize and present current ideas and research in the field of child development, viewed with a sociological perspective. It contains three main sections: early childhood care; children's peer groups; and, family influence.

The moral life of children

The political life of children

Trans-generational family relations

This book explores ambivalence in family relations, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches from researchers worldwide. It contributes to theory-building, outlines research results, and aids in developing measurement in interpersonal and intergenerational relations.

Voices of the lost children of greece

Voices of the Lost Children of Greece is a collection of essays from Greek-born adoptees in the 1950s after two consecutive wars that ravaged the country. Their stories will strike home the experience of international adoption, whose impact has been lifelong, but has not been properly measured, l...

What kind of parent am i?

Research has shown that strong, adaptive, and supportive parents are the best at insulating their children from all but the biggest catastrophes and preventing stress. What Kind of Parent Am I? uses a specially created survey to empower parents to deal directly with their unique challenges and be...

Zero to birth

A revelatory tale of how the human brain develops, from conception to birth and beyondBy the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through trillions of interconnections to form a compact and breathtakingly efficient supercomputer. Z...