This clear and compelling textbook provides a complete survey of the field of child abuse
and neglect from the perspective of modern developmental attachment theory. It starts by …

Attachment influences students' school success. This is true of students' attachment to their
parents, as well as to their teachers. Secure attachment is associated with higher grades …

This chapter describes the major developments in the field of resilience since its inception
more than 40 years ago, and presents a brief history on resilience. It elucidates critical …

This book focuses on the crucial importance of developmental work to psychotherapy and
psychopathology. It offers an account of psychotherapy to integrate scientific knowledge of …

A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of Rationality, The Better
Angels of Our Nature, and Enlightenment Now." Swee**, erudite, sharply argued, and fun …

This book demonstrates that the relationship between attachment theory and
psychoanalysis is more complex than adherents of either community generally recognize. It …

Why Love Matters explains why loving relationships are essential to brain development in
the early years, and how these early interactions can have lasting consequences for future …

The early years are critically important for the development of self-regulation--the set of
abilities that enable children to control their emotions and behavior, interact positively with …

I must say that my first impression of the third edition of Play and Child Development was: ey
did it AGAIN! Frost, Wortham, and Reifel again impressed me with the depth and breadth of …

This review examines theoretical and empirical literature on children's reactions to three
types of violence—child maltreatment, community violence, and interparental violence. In …