{"product_id":"child-development-and-the-brain-from-embryo-to-adolescence-paperback","title":"Child Development and the Brain: From Embryo to Adolescence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEsther Burkitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bestselling textbook provides social science students with an accessible introduction to neuroscience and the implications for our understandings of child development, considering the links between brain development and social and cultural issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now covering the 0-18+ age range, the new edition critically analyses the relationship between children and young people's thoughts, behaviours and feelings and the ways in which their developing brains are structured. It includes a new section on emotional development in adolescence, considering the impact of drugs and alcohol on the brain and the role of brain changes in driving risky behaviours. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, the text connects the latest scientific knowledge to the practice of understanding and working with children. Incorporating the latest research and debate throughout, the book offers students and practitioners working with children: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - case studies showing how brain science is changing practice;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - a companion website including self-test questions;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - end-of-chapter summaries, further reading and questions to test knowledge;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - a glossary of neuroscientific terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Abbott is a a lecturer, counsellor and supervisor, and a senior accredited Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Esther Burkitt is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Chichester, and has Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist status with the British Psychological Society. She is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.5 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466288435437,"sku":"9781447355670","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/child-development-and-the-brain-from-embryo-to-adolescence-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}