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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
"Alison Gopnik, a leading developmental psychologist, illuminates the paradoxes of parenthood from a scientific perspective"--
"Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended...
Author
Publisher
Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids. Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argues, this makes these years the key period in determining individuals' life outcomes, demanding that we change the way we parent, educate, and understand...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Your child's DNA is not destiny; you are at the helm, guiding their course. The truth is, nature and nurture are in a delicate dance-if one goes too fast, the other one falls. Science tells us that early childhood experiences have the capacity to structure and alter the brain. That means you didn't just supply your child's DNA-you're still shaping it. And it's only by wielding this power that your child will activate their full potential. You are...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In their critically acclaimed bestseller, Zoobiquity, the authors revealed the essential connection between human and animal health. In Wildhood, they turn the same eye-opening, species-spanning lens to adolescent young adult life. Traveling around the world and drawing from their latest research, they find that the same four universal challenges are faced by every adolescent human and animal on earth: how to be safe, how to navigate hierarchy; how...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves―their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations―over their relationships and social roles....
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"After tracking the lives of thousands of people from birth to midlife, four of the world's preeminent psychologists reveal what they have learned about how humans develop. Does temperament in childhood predict adult personality? What role do parents play in shaping how a child matures? Is day care bad-or good-for children? Does adolescent delinquency forecast a life of crime? Do genes influence success in life? Is health in adulthood shaped by childhood...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"No matter what you aim to do, you'll often hear a voice say, "You can't do it"-either outside or inside you. But maybe that's the perfect reason why you can. With lighthearted insights from his own life, actor and social media star Marcus Johns shifts the perspective on resistance and doubt to change discouraging obstacles into powerful motivators"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Why is it hard to text and drive at the same time? How do you resist eating that extra piece of cake? Why does staring at a tax form feel mentally exhausting? Why can your child expertly fix the computer and yet still forget to put on a coat? From making a cup of coffee to buying a house to changing the world around them, humans are uniquely able to execute necessary actions. How do we do it? Or in other words, how do our brains get things done?...
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking new behavioral model that explains what drives us, and why"--
From tireless marketers to pandering politicians, the forces of modernity have lulled us into lazy categorizations of people, erasing the natural nuances of being human. We are all now accustomed to being reduced to a demographic—man, woman, black, white, old, young. But while these factors may inform our lived experience, what if there is something more fundamentally...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Your child's DNA is not destiny; you are at the helm, guiding their course. The truth is, nature and nurture are in a delicate dance--if one goes too fast, the other one falls. Science tells us that early childhood experiences have the capacity to structure and alter the brain. That means you didn't just supply your child's DNA--you're still shaping it. And it's only by wielding this power that your child will activate their full potential. You are...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Combining leading theories of psychology and behavior with case studies, personality quizzes, and practical advice, National Geographic Mind explores the question we all enjoy asking: Who am I? This whimsically illustrated reference explores today's theories of personality, mixing scientific theory with an underlying message--by knowing more about your own psychology, you can have a better life. Chapters start with the anatomy, evolution, and development...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[1969-1980]
Language
English
Description
Provides a comprehensive report on the mother-child bond and the emotional effects of and behavioral response to maternal deprivation.
A young child when removed from his mother and placed with strangers is distressed; subsequently he often becomes despairing and, later still, detached. There is evidence that reactions of this kind may underlie much psychopathology. In these volumes, John Bowlby, a pioneer in the field, considers the implications...
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