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1	Nurtureshock: New Thinking about Children more books like this by Po Bronson (Read by), Ashley Merryman (Read by) add to wishlist This groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Bronson and Merryman demonstrates that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are, in fact, backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked. see all copies from £11.63! new only from £11.63! \| first editions
2	Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys more books like this by Daniel J Kindlon (Read by), Michael Thompson, Ph.D. (Read by) add to wishlist Experienced psychologists Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson posit that in American culture, boys "are systematically steered away from their emotional lives toward silence, solitude, and distrust." Their exploration of how this occurs and the painful consequences that can follow covers extensive ground, including chapters on education, discipline, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life more books like this by Annette Lareau add to wishlist Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class and poor families, this study explores the fact that class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children and offers a picture of childhood in the 21st century. see all copies from £9.97! new only from £12.46! \| first editions
4	A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence more books like this by Diane E Papalia add to wishlist This fully-revised eleventh edition continues to provide the extensive cross-cultural and multicultural coverage, the innovative pedagogical learning system, and the balance between research and real-life applications that have made "A Child's World" a favorite of students and professors alike. In the warmly-written and engaging style that has ... see all copies from £2.18! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
5	The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids more books like this by Alexandra Robbins add to wishlist The bestselling author of "Pledged" returns with a groundbreaking look at thepressure to achieve faced by America's teens. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon more books like this by David Elkind add to wishlist For the first time in ten years comes a fully revised edition of the classic book on how and why we hurry our children into adulthood. A professor of child development takes a detailed look at the world of today's children and teens and shows a new generation of parents where hurrying occurs and what we can do about it. NPR sponsorships. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Working with Young Children more books like this by Judy Herr, Ed.D. add to wishlist Working with Young Children focuses on the application of child development principles to the care of children in group settings. Introduce your students to the fast-growing field of child care services, and help them learn the necessary skills. This popular text features an inviting, colorful format and up-to-date topics. -- Topics include the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.73!
8	Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation more books like this by Neil Howe, William Strauss, R J Matson (Illustrator) add to wishlist The authors of the bestselling "13th Gen" present the first in-depth examination of the Millennials--the generation born after 1982. They explain why today's teens are smart, well-behaved, and optimistic, and why you won't hear older people say that. Charts, graphs, & cartoons. see all copies from £6.39! new only from £9.23! \| first editions
9	Children more books like this by John W Santrock, Ph.D. add to wishlist Take a fresh look at a proven product! Santrock's "Children" has been completely redesigned, rethought and revised based on extensive peer, expert, and editorial feedback. The text's research, applications, and pedagogy have been revised to ensure that the material is relevant, supportive of the chapter content, interesting and thought-provoking. ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.73!
10	Enrique's Journey more books like this by Sonia Nazario add to wishlist A "Los Angeles Times" journalist offers her 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning story in book form--a timely account of a young Honduran boy's perilous quest to reunite with his mother in the United States. Includes 16-page color photo insert. Young Adult. see all copies from £5.99! new only from £7.09! \| first editions
11 view cover	Childhood & Society more books like this by Erik Homburger Erikson add to wishlist Containing accounts of the author's field work among Sioux and Yurok Indians, and an examination of the American, German and Russian characters, this is an interpretation of human life on psychological lines. Using case histories as springboards for theoretical discussion of the formative years of childhood, Professor Erikson identifies human life ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America more books like this by Alex Kotlowitz add to wishlist This bestseller is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. "An extraordinary glimpse into the lives of those struggling for survival and dignity in inner-city America".--Chicago Sun-Times. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers more books like this by Alissa Quart add to wishlist BRANDED examines the ways in which marketing departments target teens, in order to predict trends, monitor buying patterns, and move product. From corporate sponsorship in schools to leveraging employees' children, Quart profiles these attempts to turn boys and girls into billboards. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Tulsa more books like this by Larry Clark add to wishlist When it first appeared in 1971, Larry Clark's groundbreaking book Tulsa sparked immediate controversy across the nation. Its graphic depictions of sex, violence, and drug abuse in the youth culture of Oklahoma were acclaimed by critics for stripping bare the myth that Middle America had been immune to the social convulsions that rocked America in ... see all copies from £11.87! new only from £11.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Good Son: Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men more books like this by Michael Gurian (Read by) add to wishlist In this guide to raising sons, therapist Michael Gurian offers concerned parents a plan for introducing a young boy to moral values such as respect, responsibility, and honesty. He defines three stages of a boy's life--"The Age of Obedience," "The Age of Convention," and "The Age of Moral Intuition"--and describes the intellectual, emotional, and ... see all copies from £4.05! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys Into Exceptional Men more books like this by Michael Gurian add to wishlist Depression, dropping grades, incidents of violence, teen suicide--adolescent boys are one of the largest at-risk groups in America today. This bracing and insightful book helps parents and mentors shepherd boys through the challenging ages of ten to twenty. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope more books like this by Jonathan Kozol add to wishlist This book tells stories about the lives of several inner-city school children growing up in the South Bronx. see all copies from £4.06! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Hurried Child-25th Anniversary Edition more books like this by David Elkind add to wishlist Twenty-five years after it was first published, David Elkind has written a new introduction to this parenting classic. Although they have the very best intentions at heart, parents sometimes expose their children to overwhelming pressures, pressures that can lead to low self-esteem, to teenage pregnancy and even to teenage suicide. By blurring the ... see all copies from £4.72! new only from £4.72!
19 view cover	Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Raising Sons more books like this by Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Joanne Wyckoff (Editor), Teresa Barker add to wishlist Based on the outpouring of responses to his bestselling "Raising Cain", Thompson now answers the 100 most-asked questions about raising sons. Topics include friendship, sports, money, grades, peer pressure, electronics and video games, cruelty, body image, death and illness, divorce, ADD and ADHD, dating, and drugs. (Parenting) see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.71! \| first editions
20 view cover	Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children more books like this by Michael Newton add to wishlist This is an account of feral children - those brought up with no human contact, sometimes raised by wild animals, unable to speak or perform many of the functions we consider human. The cases discussed include those of Kamala and Amala, twin girls reputed to have been brought up by wolves in India in the 1920s; Genie, a girl kept in a single room ... see all copies from £1.25! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens more books like this by Malina Saval add to wishlist This unprecedented look into the lives of young boys is a parent's key to understanding the hidden hopes, fears, pains, and passions of their sons. Male teenage cliques have always existed, but they have come a long way since the days when most adolescents could be lumped together as 'Druggies', 'Nerds' etc. For this timely book, investigative ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
22 view cover	Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East more books like this by Jared Cohen add to wishlist Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face to face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth--and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. Eight-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from £5.55! new only from £5.87! \| first editions
23 view cover	Child Development: An Introduction more books like this by John W Santrock, Ph.D. add to wishlist John Santrock's "Child Development" is widely considered the most accurate and up-to-date, topically-organized text in the field. Used by hundreds of thousands of students over ten editions, its learning-goals-driven learning system provides a clearer understanding of the content. The fully revised eleventh edition reinforces the highly ... see all copies from £5.58! new only from £12.63! \| first editions
24 view cover	There Are No Children Here more books like this by Alex Kotlowitz add to wishlist In his acclaimed 1987 series for The Wall Street Journal, Alex Kotlowitz established that the tender underside of our embattled inner cities is the children, urban America's greatest casualty and its only hope. With this searing and important work, he continues the stories of 12-year-old Lafayette Rivers and his younger brother Pharoah as they ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £16.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Children at War more books like this by Peter Warren Singer add to wishlist From U.S. soldiers having to fight children in Afghanistan and Iraq to juvenile terrorists in Sri Lanka to Palestine, the new, younger face of battle is a terrible reality of 21st century warfare. Indeed, the very first American soldier killed by hostile fire in the 'War on Terrorism' was shot by a fourteen-year-old Afghan boy. "Children at War" ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.19! \| first editions

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