The Handbook of Parenting and Child Development Across the Lifespan was written to bring together in one book the most important theory and empirical findings relating to the parent-child relations…
Being spanked for misbehavior is part of growing up for almost all children, in all but a few nations of the world. What explains parents hitting those they love, what effects does it have on child…
Early childhood assessment is a valuable prevention-based area of practice for school and clinical psychologists. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a thorough and practical foundation and f…
An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of psychologists’ research on humor. Drawing on research from a variety of psychological perspectives…
Educational psychologists play an important role in promoting inclusion and many school heads and PPC (Pedagogical-Psychological Counselling) managers have expressed the opinion that there seems …
We are delighted with the momentous success of Abnormal Child Psychology, leading to the release of this sixth edition. Over the past 15 years, we have become closely connected to the diversity and…
This chapter serves as an introduction and outline for the remainder of the handbook. After first considering the importance of writing and reading in society, an overview of the history of readin…
Developmental psychology is a core component of psychology degrees. In the UK, for a degree programme to carry the graduate basis for recognition with the British Psychological Society, students mu…