How the Child''s Mind Develops

How do we get from helpless baby to knowing teenager? What impact do iPads, social media, video games, and evolving technology have on the way children's minds develop?
How we learn to think, perceive, remember, talk, reason, and learn is a central topic in psychology - and one that sees constant new research. How the Child's Mind Develops discusses the latest studies and covers all the controversies that have dogged the subject for nearly 150 years. David Cohen examines the fundamental issues of how children learn to read and write, of how their intellectual abilities are measured and the development of their morality. This fully updated Fourth Edition incorporates issues of cultural differences in brain development and skin-to-skin contact, and how they effect development, addiction to social media, the effect of trauma and stress, and emotional development.
This book is an integrated and thought-provoking account of the central issues in child development. Students, parents, and professionals will find it an invaluable introduction.

List of contents

1. The Developing Brain 2. Skin-to-Skin Contact and How It Affects Development 3. Jean Piaget's Work  4. Lev Vygotsky's Work 5. Children's Sense of Morality and Justice 6. The Diary of Interactions by a Mother and Her Daughter 7. How Children Become Aware of Other Minds 8. Addiction to Social Media 9. Memory 10. How Well We Measure Children's Cognitive Development 11. Nature versus Nurture 12. Schooling 13. Toys, Games, Sex, and Other Necessities

About the author

David Cohen is a psychologist, film maker, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. His film on the Soham murders, When Holly Went Missing, was nominated for a BAFTA award.

Summary

How do we get from helpless baby to knowing teenager? What impact does iPads, social media, video games and evolving technology have on the way children's minds develop?

Product details

• Authors: David Cohen, David (Writer Cohen, Cohen David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032617312
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261731-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / Pediatrics, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Paediatric medicine, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten