Description
Product ID: | 9780815379812 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | From Birth to Sixteen |
Subtitle: | Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development |
Authors: | Author: Helen Cowie |
Page Count: | 206 |
Subjects: | Society and culture: general, Society & culture: general, Sociology: family and relationships, Social work, Pre-school and kindergarten, Personal and public health / health education, Paediatric nursing, Community nursing, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Sociology: family & relationships, Social work, Pre-school & kindergarten, Personal & public health, Paediatric nursing, Community nursing, Health & personal development |
Description: | Select Guide Rating From Birth to Sixteen outlines children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development from infancy through to adolescence. This new edition of From Birth to Sixteen outlines children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive 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 students and practitioners in nursing, health visiting, play work, youth work, early years education, teaching, social work and occupational therapy. This innovative and broad-ranging text is accessible and engaging, with case studies, tables, and references to relevant studies making links to professional practice throughout. Taking into account the diversity of ways in which children develop – including considerations of gender, ethnicity, social background, disability and resilience – it presents developmental models for the years from birth to sixteen under each of the following themes:
This fully updated new edition offers additional content on topics such as attachment theory, the neuroscience of the brain, sleep patterns, multi-lingualism in childhood, disability, making the transition to young adulthood, and impact of war and other forms of adversity on emotional health and well-being. A companion website offers additional teaching and learning resources for students and lecturers. From the foundations of the subject through to its application in practice, From Birth to Sixteen provides an indispensable companion for those studying child development or working with children. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2019-02-01 |