Spielen weckt in allen Altersstufen die in uns angelegte Kreativität, Kommunikationsfähigkeit und Kooperation, die heute als Schlüsselqualifikationen für eine gelingende Lebensgestaltung im 21. Jahrhundert gelten. In unserer leistungsorientierten Gesellschaft kommt jedoch eine spielerische Herangehensweise an das Leben zu kurz. Das Buch bringt deshalb einen Gegenentwurf zum Optimierungswahn, dem Kinder ausgesetzt sind und der sich dann im Erwachsenenalter in Form der Selbstoptimierung fortsetzt....
The Transition to Adulthood and Family Relations: An Intergenerational Approach
by Eugenia Scabini, Elena Marta, and Margherita Lanz
Colin Heywood's classic account of childhood from the early Middle Ages to the First World War combines a long-run historical perspective with a broad geographical spread. This new, comprehensively updated edition incorporates the findings of the most recent research, and in particular revises and expands the sections on theoretical developments in the 'new social studies of childhood', on medieval conceptions of the child, on parenting and on children’s literature. Rather than merely narratin...
Origins of the Social Mind
by Professor David F Bjorklund and Bruce J Ellis
Until now, evolutionary psychologists have focused largely on understanding adult behavior, giving little sustained attention to childhood. Developmental psychologists, for their part, have been wary of the perceived genetic determinism of evolutionary thinking. This important volume brings together an array of prominent developmental scientists whose work is explicitly driven by evolutionary concerns. Presenting sophisticated new models for understanding gene-environment interactions, the autho...
Adolescence and Youth
Child Development (Course ED209)
Children's Responses to the Screen (Routledge Communication)
by Patti M. Valkenburg
The past several decades have witnessed thousands of studies into children and the media. Yet, much academic research is still in its infancy when it comes to our knowledge about the uses, preferences, and effects of different media. This distinctive volume moves the field forward in this regard, with its insights into the latest theories and research on children and the media. Author Patti M. Valkenburg explores "screen" media (i.e., television, films, video and computer games, and the Internet...
This Multi Pack consists of Physiology of Behavior with Neuroscience Animations and Student Study Guide CD-ROM 8th ed (0205403697) with Evolutionary Psychology 2nd ed (0205370713).
Parenting
First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Childhood and Society (Taking Sides: Childhood & Society)
by Diana S Del Campo and Robert L Del Campo
Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. Taking Sides readers feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is also a...
Mind Fields (Adolescent Cultures, School & Society, #16)
by Thomas J. Cottle
Vertrauensforschung 2010: A State of the Art (Psychologie Und Gesellschaft, #9)
Die Vertrauensforschung, noch vor 10 Jahren eine Art Stiefkind wissenschaftlicher Schwerpunktsetzungen, boomt. Neue Erkenntnisse sind gewonnen, neue Themenfelder erschlossen, im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs sind Vertrauensphanomene bzw. Vertrauenskrisen in aller Munde. Dieser Band versucht, die inzwischen hohe Vielfalt der vorliegenden Forschungsergebnisse zu bundeln und den 'State of the Art' in verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen zu resumieren. Aktuelle theoretische Stroemungen, wissens...
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, and More!
by Martin L. Kutscher
Kids in the Syndrome Mix is a concise, scientifically up-to-date, all-in-one guide to the whole range of often co-existing neuro-behavioral disorders in children-from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder, to autistic spectrum disorders, nonverbal learning disabilities, sensory integration problems, and executive dysfunction.Dr. Kutscher provides accessible information on causes, symptoms, interactions with other conditions, and trea...
Death by Despair (American University Studies, #245)
by Ramon Martinez De Pison