Great Myths of Child Development (eBook)

Stephen Hupp, Jeremy D. Jewell (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-52124-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Great Myths of Child Development reveals the latest evidence-based science behind the myths and misconceptions about the developing child. Shatters the most commonly-held child development myths Reveals the science behind such topical issues as twin-telepathy, sex-prediction, and imaginary friends Covers hot-button issues like childhood vaccines, spankings, time-outs, and breastfeeding of older children Features numerous pop culture references and examples drawn from popular TV shows and movies, such as Duck Dynasty, Modern Family and Mad Men Points to a wealth of supplementary resources for interested parents from evidence-based treatments and self-help books to relevant websites

Autor

Stephen Hupp is a Professor of Clinical Child and School Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr. Hupp is also a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and consultant for the East St. Louis Head Start program. Jeremy Jewell is a Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Director of the Clinical Child and School Psychology graduate program. Dr. Jewell was awarded the SIUE Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Mentor Award in 2012.

Rezensionen

"the book is intriguing since it undertakes to question some widely held and strong beliefs, not only for parents who might read it but to the field of academic child development. Having studied children's development as a researcher, clinician, and parent, I found the questioning of "facts" refreshing and important and would recommend it as an additional reading for students interested in child development." (PsycCRITIQUES 2016)

One of the surprise pleasures of busting myths is encountering
those that I always thought were true, and so Great Myths of Child
Development provided me with a number of such surprises. Identical
twins are not genetically identical? A woman can get pregnant
during a pregnancy? Not all girls have XX sex chromosomes and not
all boys have XY chromosomes? Fathers don't use more corporal
punishment than mothers? These, and many more myths, are considered
with the best available science, instead of how most of us parents
do it by intuition, rumor, and word-of-mouth. This book should be
on every parent's nightstand and referenced every time you worry
that you might be doing something wrong.--Michael Shermer,
Publisher Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist Scientific
American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things,
The Believing Brain, and The Moral Arc

What everyone claims to "know" about child
development can be shown to simply not be so. To the rescue
comes this book, which can easily be consulted when we are
confronted by claims about child development that are accompanied
by "authoritative" pronouncements and scientifically
weak foundations. I suspect my copy will be well thumbed very
soon.--Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D., ABPP, Vice President of
Behavioral Health, Boys Town and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
UNMC

It's great to see this new addition to the sparse but
growing literature on popular misunderstandings of child
development. From the entertaining riff on Dr. Spock's advice
to the references to entertainment media, Great Myths of Child
Development is engaging, informative, and much needed.
Instructors will be pleased with the "speed busting"
sections, which can easily be used as assignments to be modeled on
the longer critiques.--Jean Mercer, Professor Emerita, Richard
Stockton College, Galloway NJ

Authors Hupp and Jewell systematically dissect and destroy 50
myths of child development that are too-often propagated in the
popular media and by well-intentioned child-rearing experts.
Most importantly, the authors don't just shoot down common
misconceptions, they offer concise recommendations and resources to
help readers make scientifically-informed child-rearing
decisions. As a research-based child psychologist, I hope
this book makes it into the hands of all parents, teachers,
coaches, and pediatricians.--Brett R. Kuhn, PhD., pediatric
psychologist and co-author of The Toddler Owner's Manual:
Operating Instructions, Trouble-shooting Tips, and Advice on System
Maintenance

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Great Myths in Psychology
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Childhood • Entwicklung • Entwicklungspsychologie • Entwicklungspsychologie / Kindheit • Kinderpsychologie • Psychologie • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 1-118-52124-2 / 1118521242
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-52124-3 / 9781118521243