Developmental Psychology

Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand....

In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development....

David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters, and scientists. He discovered that in most fields - especially those that are complex and unpredictable - generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel....

The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek....

The pioneering experts Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline....

Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-listen owner's manual for everybody....

How does trauma affect a child's mind - and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....

A clinical neuropsychologist and test prep guru combine cutting-edge brain science with insights from their work with families to make a radical new case for giving kids more control....

In this absorbing, clever, and warm book, renowned psychotherapist Philippa Perry tells us what really matters and what behavior it is important to avoid - the vital dos and don'ts of parenting....

In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology - more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity - has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation....

On the surface, capable teenage boys may look lazy. But dig a little deeper, writes child psychologist Adam Price in He's Not Lazy, and you'll often find conflicted boys who want to do well in middle and high school but are afraid to fail and so do not try....

Interweaving clear summary and analysis of research data with anecdotes drawn from her years as a clinician, researcher, and public speaker, Dr. Jensen explores adolescent brain functioning....

This best-selling book examines childhood trauma and the enduring effects it has on an individual's management of repressed anger and pain....

In Hold On to Your Kids, Dr. Neufeld and Dr. Maté explore the phenomenon of peer orientation: the troubling tendency of children and youth to look to their peers for direction - for a sense of right and wrong, for values, identity and codes of behavior....

Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University’s Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an “emotion scientist”, he has developed a remarkably effective plan to improve the lives of children and adults....

One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out - in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships - is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them....

In Scattered, Dr. Gabor Maté describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults....

Being the parent of a smart child is great - until your kid starts asking if global warming is real, if you will die, and what will happen if they don't get into college. Kids who are advanced intellectually often let their imaginations run wild and experience fears beyond their years....

A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress can lead to lifelong health problems and shows us what we can do to break the cycle....

In Beyond Behaviors, internationally known pediatric psychologist Dr. Mona Delahooke describes behaviors as the tip of the iceberg, important signals that we should address by seeking to understand a child's individual differences in the context of relational safety....

Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, trauma counselor Kelly McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behavior by taking a fresh look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact....

The Highly Sensitive Child shows how HSCs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed....

In The Awakened Family, I show you how you can cultivate a relationship with your children so they can thrive; moreover, you can be transformed to a state of greater calm....

How traumatic events can break our vital connections - and how to restore love, wholeness, and resiliency in your life....

The New York Times best-selling author of Untangled presents an urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college....

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological dysfunction of neurobiological origin with developmental initiation in childhood. ASD affects the development of social communication and behavior, with repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests. It is characterized by a chronic evolution, with different degrees of affectation, functional adaptation, and affecting language and intellectual development, depending on the case and evolutionary moment.

In her groundbreaking first book, Gender Born, Gender Made, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft coined the term gender creative to describe children whose unique gender expression or sense of identity is not defined by a checkbox on their birth certificate. Now, with The Gender Creative Child, she returns to guide parents and professionals through the rapidly changing cultural, medical, and legal landscape of gender and identity.

Every parent will agree if you tell them that parenting is an emotional roller coaster. You love your kids so much, but caring for them can be frustrating and even “scary”. When you’re a parent who is trying to console a screaming kid in a convenience store, every possible action you take at that moment creates a big impact on the child. A young kid’s brain is still in the process of growing, so as a parent, you have to be very careful with how you discipline your kids.

Up until your child reaches eight years old, their brain takes in all of the information around them as being true. They believe every statement you make and use your behaviors and attitudes toward them as a template for how relationships ought to be. This information is stored in their subconscious mind, and informs what they believe to be true about themselves. Creating Winners is an empowering book that guides new and experienced parents on how to raise children who are confident and have a healthy self-perception.

In the early 1960s, the head of a prominent New York City Child Development Center and a psychiatrist from Columbia University launched a study designed to track the development of twins and triplets given up for adoption and raised by different families. The controversial and disturbing catch? None of the adoptive parents had been told that they were raising a twin - the study's investigators insisted that the separation be kept secret. 

Every parent will have to discipline a child at some stage. No matter how well behaved they are, they all have a moment when behavior lapses and falls below what is expected. In years gone by, it was the custom to use physical force to chastise children, but this has been shown to be ineffective and now parents look for other ways to deal with problems. 

As a teacher in an inner-city school, Lucy Crehan was exasperated with ever-changing government policy claiming to be based on lessons from top-performing education systems. She resolved to find out what was really going on in the classrooms of countries whose teenagers ranked top in the world in reading, maths, and science. Cleverlands documents Crehan's journey around the world, weaving together her experiences with research on policy, history, psychology, and culture to offer extensive new insights into what we can learn from these countries. 

Is CBT an effective form of therapy for children? Absolutely yes! In recent years, into the scientific community has grown a body of proofs that supports this statement. Sometimes, as adults, we forget that children can experience some tough emotions or horrible situations. We write them off cause they are “young and resilient”, but that’s the wrong thing to do. Things that happen during childhood will have lasting effects, and it can cause them some serious problems later in life. The goal of this audiobook is to help children work through these things by using CBT.

Do you hate school and wish you had more friends to hang out with? Do you worry that your friends would think you’re weird if they really knew you? Do you censor what you say around ‘em because if they knew what you thought they’d think you’re a freak? Thanks to Dr. J.J. Kelly's Get Real program, a ton of young folks have built adventurous, cool, exciting, and fulfilling lives. Author, psychologist, and CEO Dr. J.J. Kelly spent years in the traditional mental health world, so she knows how broken it is and how little it can make a long-lasting impact for young folks.

You know those individuals who wake up at five o'clock in the morning, go for a jog, have a really nutritious breakfast afterward, have the dream physique, and effortlessly climb the success ladder? Those individuals exist. Meanwhile, you fight to get out of bed and to the coffee machine, trying simply to get through the day. What do they have, and what are you missing? What if you could get your hands on a strategy that would allow you to acquire the winning habits? It's time to start having the fun of your life! Give yourself a boost by cultivating winning habits.

For many young people today, the question after high school is, "What now?" Suddenly faced with new freedoms and new responsibilities, life can become very confusing, very fast. Fixed mindsets can cause missed opportunities. Life changes can evoke stress. Young people lose agency of their own lives when they merely react to the world around them. Finding Your Way in Early Adulthood challenges listeners to take charge of their life by working out what they really want. It encourages them to consider new perspectives that lead to wise choice-making and positive outcomes.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a prevalent issue in children that often goes unchecked. The great news is, many symptoms of BPD are controllable. All you need is a comprehensive guideline provided by an expert in this field. This book targets the issues that make the lives of these children and their families miserable and will help your child with BPD deal with their common yet misunderstood personality disorder.  

Your life is too short to pursue the wrong goals! Consider these hard truths: Nothing is given out for free in today's business setting. As a result, motivation and goal orientation are now considered the most important soft skills in every job interview. According to several studies, persons who create goals for themselves are substantially happier in their life. People who set objectives and work hard to attain them instantly look more appealing to people around them.