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From Birth to Sixteen : Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cowie, Helen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child development.
- Emotions.
- Personality development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- Summary:
- This title outlines children's physical, social, emotional and language development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application of research and its contribution to the assessment of child development, this text provides essential reading for those studying child development in the context of nursing.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: The developing child
- The brain
- Health in childhood and adolescence
- Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development
- Chapter 2: The evolving sense of self and others
- Self-concept and emotions
- Awareness of self and others
- The early years
- The primary school years
- Adolescence
- The universal promotion of emotional health and well-being
- Chapter summary
- Chapter 3: Attachment
- The development of attachment
- Security of attachment and the internal working model of relationships
- Attachment beyond infancy
- Resilience in the face of adversity
- Helping children deal with separation and loss
- Attachment across the lifespan
- Theory of mind and the internal working model of relationships
- Risk and protective factors
- Chapter 4: Peer relationships in day care, nursery and school
- The effects of day care on the under-twos
- Forming friendships in pre-school
- In-groups and out-groups at school
- Bullying and social exclusion
- Friendships in adolescence
- Sexual harassment at school
- Pro- and anti-social behaviour in adolescence
- Chapter 5: Language and communication
- Introduction
- Infant- and child-directed speech
- Language and culture
- Intersubjectivity and mind-mindedness
- Making the transition from oracy to literacy
- Dyslexia
- Language development in the primary school years
- The bilingual child
- Chapter 6: Engaging with social media
- The influence of the media
- Children and television
- Social networking
- The impact on children of viewing violence in the media
- Advertising directed at children
- Interventions to safeguard children and young people
- Chapter summary.
- Chapter 7: Addictions, obesity and eating disorders
- Alcohol and the use of drugs
- Obesity
- Eating disorders
- Chapter 8: Safe and risky sexual behaviour
- Sexual health
- Same-sex and opposite-sex relationships
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Harmful sexual behaviours
- Unprotected sexual activity
- Chapter 9: Mental health
- Mental health issues in childhood and adolescence
- Stigma
- The role of schools
- Internalizing and externalizing behaviour
- Depression and anxiety
- Aggressive and disruptive behaviours
- Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable young people
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Previous edition : 2012
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-21494-2
- 1-351-21493-4
- 1-351-21492-6
- 9781351214940
- OCLC:
- 1083266488
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