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Pathways to Language
From Fetus to Adolescent
Av Kyra Karmiloff, Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Häftad, 2002
324 kr
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Our journey to language begins before birth, as babies in the womb hear clearly enough to distinguish their mother's voice. Canvassing a broad span of experimental and theoretical approaches, this book introduces new ways of looking at language development.A remarkable mother-daughter …
Infant’s World
Häftad, 2004
339 kr
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What do infants know? What do they feel, and how do they come to understand what’s happening around them? How do they begin to construe others as persons with feelings and intentions? These questions inspire this remarkable new look at the infant’s world. The short answer? Infants are much more …
Children of Immigration
Av Carola Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco
Häftad, 2002
317 kr
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Now in the midst of the largest wave of immigration in history, America, mythical land of immigrants, is once again contemplating a future in which new arrivals will play a crucial role in reworking the fabric of the nation. At the center of this prospect are the children of immigrants, who make up …
What We Know about Childcare
Av Kathleen Alison Clarke-Stewart, Virginia D. Allhusen
Inbunden, 2005
1242 kr
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Nearly three-quarters of American mothers work full- or part-time--usually out of financial necessity--and require regular child care. How do such arrangements affect children? If they are not at home with their mothers, will they be badly behaved, intellectually delayed, or emotionally stunted? …
Apes, Monkeys, Children, and the Growth of Mind
Häftad, 2006
339 kr
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What can the study of young monkeys and apes tell us about the minds of young humans? In this fascinating introduction to the study of primate minds, Juan Carlos Gómez identifies evolutionary resemblances—and differences—between human children and other primates. He argues that primate minds are …
Children with Autism
A Developmental Perspective
Häftad, 1997
371 kr
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A window on the insular world of autism, this book offers a rare close look at the mysterious condition that afflicts approximately 350,000 Americans and affects millions more. As they make sense of the many features of autism at every level of intellectual functioning across the life span, Marian …
Caring Child
Häftad, 1992
306 kr
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Much of this century’s empirical research in the social sciences has been devoted to understanding the causes and contributing factors of antisocial behavior. In studies of children’s moral reasoning and conduct, developmental psychologists have probed the cognitive and social bases of aggression, …
Children Solving Problems
Häftad, 1998
317 kr
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A one-year-old attempting to build a tower of blocks may bring the pile crashing down, yet her five-year-old sister accomplishes this task with ease. Why do young children have difficulty with problems that present no real challenge to older children? How do problem-solving skills develop? In …
Child’s Discovery of the Mind
Häftad, 1994
306 kr
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Three-year old Emily greets her grandfather at the front door: “We’re having a surprise party for your birthday! And it’s a secret!” We may smile at incidents like these, but they illustrate the beginning of an important transition in children’s lives—their development of a “theory of mind.” Emily …
Daycare
Revised Edition
Av Kathleen Alison Clarke-Stewart, Barbara Lloyd
Häftad, 1993
473 kr
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There are eight million preschoolers whose mothers now work, most of them because of economic necessity. For these mothers the question is not whether to use daycare, but how to choose among the available options in a way that is best for the child. These are just the questions taken up in Daycare, …
Early Literacy
Av Joan Brooks McLane, Gillian Dowley McNamee
Häftad, 1990
306 kr
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Four-year-old Joshua challenges his father to a game: Can he come downstairs before Joshua writes the word to? Rachel, two and a half, makes a series of wavy lines on a piece of paper and calls it a “thank-you letter to Grandma.” In Early Literacy Joan McLane and Gillian McNamee explore the ways …
Fatherhood
Häftad, 1996
315 kr
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It has been said that fathers are a biological necessity but a social accident. When Ross Parke first wrote about fathers for the Developing Child series, American culture seemed to adhere strongly to the stereotype of Dad the breadwinner, pacing outside the delivery room and peeking through the …
Infancy
Av Tiffany Field, Barbara Lloyd
Häftad, 1990
306 kr
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Until very recently, almost all books on infancy assumed basic infant immaturity. Remarkably, as Tiffany Field shows in her survey of recent research, investigators are discovering that infants possess sophisticated perceptual skills, such as hearing, even before birth. Newborns can sense touch and …
Play
Enlarged Edition
Av Catherine Garvey, Barbara Lloyd
Häftad, 1990
372 kr
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Since the original publication of Play in 1977, dramatic economic and social changes have resulted in a marked increase in the number of young children from diverse backgrounds enrolled in group child-care programs, a trend that has created a need for a better understanding of play and its …
