Provides vivid descriptions of how two-year-olds see themselves, learn language, learn to play imaginatively, and make friends. This third volume in the series uses specific situations to describe and advise on routine problems and concerns common to this age.

Product Description: Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this new edition contains three additional chapters covering neurologic complications of pregnancy, AIDS and neurorehabilitation. It is a useful guide to concise, easily understood coverage of neurology...read more

Product Description: Erich Fromm is probably best remembered as the author of the bestselling The Art of Loving and To Have or to Be, but he also wrote extensively on social psychology, social theory, and religion and was the founder of what he called "democratic decentralizing socialism...read more

Product Description: Book by Bill Michaelis, John M. O'Connell

A clinical psychologist presents an innovative, hands-on approach to using play in all facets of parenting, explaining how children use play to communicate feelings, get close to those they care about, help alleviate stressful situations, release tension, and foster emotional healing. Winner of the 2001 NAPPA Gold Award. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Nearly 90% of all brain growth occurs in the first five years of life. Parents can capitalize on this impressionable time by improving and varying the sights, sounds, and smells in a child's immediate surroundings. With this eminently practical guide in hand, parents can actively promote the motor, cognitive, and social skills that will make a difference in a child's readiness for formal, academic learning later on...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Introduces different topics and their place within different cultures and countries. Illustrated with photographs from India, Vietnam, Ghana and many more countries, this series is suitable for use in the classroom or at home.

As Olivia, a sixteen-year-old anorexic high school girl who is fixated on becoming the impossible perfection of airbrushed magazine models, encounters small town prying and a tighter-than-comfortable rental house, she escapes through her art and is finally led to the answers she was running from all along. Original.

Product Description: Bringing together a collection of chapters from international experts in the field of early childhood education, Rethinking Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education seeks to explore how play in the Early Years is valued as a means of learning...read more

Product Description: Contains general articles on Shaw and his milieu, reviews, notes, and the Continuing Checklist of Shaviana, the bibliography of Shaw studies.

Product Description: Editorial BoardCharles A. Berst, University of California at Los Angeles; John A. Bertolini, Middlebury College; Charles A. Carpenter, Binghamton University; L. W. Conolly, Trent University; R. F. Dietrich, University of South Florida; Bernard F...read more

Product Description: Editorial BoardCharles A. Berst, University of California at Los Angeles; John A. Bertolini, Middlebury College; Charles A. Carpenter, Binghamton University; L. W. Conolly, Trent University; R. F. Dietrich, University of South Florida; Bernard F...read more

Product Description: This practical, child-focused book gives you the tools you need to make sure all the children in your care are included and involved in the play opportunities of your setting.

Product Description: Sandra Smidt sets out to explain what play is and why it is so important as one of the key ways of learning, particularly - but not solely - for young children. She argues that all play is purposeful, and can only truly considered to be play when the child has chosen what to do, where and how to do it...read more

Product Description: How can you create opportunities for learning and playing outdoors? This book offers a range of chapters on key topics, including: " why outdoor play is important for young children " how to make sure your children play outdoors as much as indoors " how play can help young children develop a sense of well-being " child-led play experiences " the role of adults outdoors " ensuring outdoor provision for children with additional needs " how to provide rich outdoor environments " challenge, risk and safety outdoors This is an inspirational and exciting read, that all early years professionals will enjoy and find immensely useful...read more

Product Description: Play is an underlying theme of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) but it is often a challenge for practitioners to provide a play based curriculum. This book investigates the values and beliefs that underpin play and demonstrates through case studies how play opportunities can be observed, planned and assessed in a meaningful context for the child...read more

Product Description: This entertaining collection of tried and true games, tested by an aerial and physical theater performer, is perfect for any child who loves excitement, being physical, learning, or just having fun An invaluable tool for moms and dads to better engage with their young children, these amazing games can be played with both children and adults—as long as the main objective is to have fun! The games and instructions are easy to understand, with fun bright photos of children demonstrating how to play each one...read more

Based on the pioneering work of Mary D. Sheridan, Play in Early Childhood is a classic introductory text to play and development – key topics for all those who work with young children. Updated for a contemporary audience and fully evidence-based, it explains how children’s play develops and how they develop as they play. With over eighty illustrations and observations of play from birth to six years, this new edition presents classical and contemporary literature, making clear links between play and all areas of children’s development. It includes activities to consolidate thinking and suggestions for further reading throughout. Play in Early Childhood considers: the development, value and characteristics of play issues relating to culture, adversity and gender play from recreational, therapeutic and educational perspectives the role of parents/caregivers and professionals in supporting play Suitable for those new to the area or for more experienced workers wanting a quick reference guide, this easy-to-follow book meets the needs of students and professionals from a wide range of health, education and social care backgrounds, including early years professionals, playworkers, children’s nurses, speech and language therapists and social workers.

Product Description: How can you create opportunities for learning and playing outdoors? This book offers a range of chapters on key topics, including: " why outdoor play is important for young children " how to make sure your children play outdoors as much as indoors " how play can help young children develop a sense of well-being " child-led play experiences " the role of adults outdoors " ensuring outdoor provision for children with additional needs " how to provide rich outdoor environments " challenge, risk and safety outdoors This is an inspirational and exciting read, that all early years professionals will enjoy and find immensely useful...read more