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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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New Perspectives on Adolescent Risk Behavior

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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Creating Healing School Communities School-based Interventions for Students Exposed to Trauma

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Language Development in Exceptional Circumstances — Dorothy Bishop

Language Development in Exceptional Circumstances

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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The New Strong-Willed Child Workbook

James C. Dobson

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

The Late Talker What to Do If Your Child Isn’t Talking Yet — Dr. Marilyn C. Agin

The Late Talker What to Do If Your Child Isn’t Talking Yet

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook — Maria Montessori

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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Sex And Sensibility The Thinking Parents Guide To Talking Sense About Sex

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Bilingual Development in Childhood — Annick De Houwer

Bilingual Development in Childhood

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Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Children with Autism Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet Their Needs — Colwyn Trevarthen

Children with Autism Diagnosis and Interventions to Meet Their Needs

Colwyn Trevarthen

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Between Parent and Child: Revised and Updated The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication — Dr. Haim G. Ginott

Between Parent and Child: Revised and Updated The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication

Dr. Haim G. Ginott

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disability A Guide to Symptoms, Management and Treatment — Irene C. Mammarella

Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disability A Guide to Symptoms, Management and Treatment

Irene C. Mammarella

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Stress and Coping — Tiffany Field

Stress and Coping

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Simplicity Parenting Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids — Kim John Payne

Simplicity Parenting Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Research with Children Perspectives and Practices — Pia Monrad Christensen

Research with Children Perspectives and Practices

Pia Monrad Christensen

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Parenting with Pride-Latino Style How to Help Your Child Cherish Your Cultural Values and Succeed in Today’s World — Dr. Carmen Inoa Vazquez

Parenting with Pride-Latino Style How to Help Your Child Cherish Your Cultural Values and Succeed in Today’s World

Dr. Carmen Inoa Vazquez

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

The Developing Child — Helen L. Bee

The Developing Child

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Music, Wellness, and Aging Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life — Scott F. Madey

Music, Wellness, and Aging Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Sexual Development in Childhood — John Bancroft

Sexual Development in Childhood

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Adolescence A Very Short Introduction — Peter K. Smith

Adolescence A Very Short Introduction

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

Second Shelter Family Strategies for Navigating Therapeutic Boarding Schools and Residential Treatment Centers — Rebecca Haid

Second Shelter Family Strategies for Navigating Therapeutic Boarding Schools and Residential Treatment Centers

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development — Brian Hopkins

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development

Themes: Child • Developmental • Psychology

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