Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Child Development books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind (2012)
- Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development Ages 4 – 14 (2018)
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 6th Edition: Birth to Age 5 (2014)
- Understanding Child Development (What’s New in Early Childhood) (2010)
- A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years (2015)
- Child Development: An Active Learning Approach (2017)
- What If Everybody Understood Child Development? (2015)
- Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, Second Edition (2018)
- Child Development: An Active Learning Approach (2013)
- Child and Adolescent Development in Your Classroom (What’s New in Education) (2011)
- Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children’s Development (2016)
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind (2012)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book. “Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D. In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J.
Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development Ages 4 – 14 (2018)
Helping children grow and learn starts with understanding their development!Drawing on decades of educational experience and a wealth of research, Yardsticks invites every adult who teaches or cares for children to celebrate the incredible developmental journey that occurs from ages four through fourteen.
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 6th Edition: Birth to Age 5 (2014)
From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date, expert advice for mothers, fathers, and care providers All parents want to provide the very best care for their children.
Understanding Child Development (What’s New in Early Childhood) (2010)
UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 8/E, introduces the unique qualities of the young child as distinguished from older children and demonstrates how to work with young children in ways that correspond with their individual developmental level and social and cultural environment.
A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years (2015)
A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development gives therapists and counselors the basics they need to understand their clients in the context of development and to explain development to parents. The chapters take the reader through the various physical, social, and identity developments occurring at each age, explaining how each stage of development is closely linked to mental health and how that is revealed in therapy.
Child Development: An Active Learning Approach (2017)
In the Third Edition of the topically organized Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, authors Laura E. Levine and Joyce A. Munsch invite students to take an active journey toward understanding the latest findings from the field of child development.
What If Everybody Understood Child Development? (2015)
Understand the connection between how kids grow and how they learn Rae Pica knows what she’s talking about. With over 35 years in the field of education, she’s realized that what’s missin #95,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #330 in Early Childhood Education #1721 in Education (Books) Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?
Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, Second Edition (2018)
This accessible text–now revised and updated–has given thousands of future educators a solid grounding in developmental science to inform their work in schools. The book reviews major theories of development and their impact on educational practice.
Child Development: An Active Learning Approach (2013)
With its hallmark active learning approach, the second edition of this topically-organized text is the most interactive introduction to child development today. Dynamic learning activities in each chapter invite students to forge a personal connection to the latest topics shaping the field, including neuroscience, diversity, culture, play, and media.
Child and Adolescent Development in Your Classroom (What’s New in Education) (2011)
This is the most current text on child and adolescent development for teachers available on the market. Covering early childhood through high school in an easy-to-follow format, the book provides teachers with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for their classrooms. A strong emphasis on diversity among children is reflected throughout.
Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children’s Development (2016)
Does not contain an access card. WEEK BY WEEK: PLANS FOR DOCUMENTING CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT, 7th Edition, provides an overview of accepted observation and recording methods, and gives examples and guidance about the advantages and disadvantages of each. Each chapter summarizes a developmental domain to focus your observation skills as you practice a specific recording method.
Best Child Development Books Worth Your Attention
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The Science of Parenting Adopted Children: A Brain-Based, Trauma-Informed Approach to Cultivating Your Child’s Social, Emotional and Moral Development
Author(s): Arleta James
ID: 2382945, Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Year: 21 Jun 2019, Size: 1 Mb, Format: epub
Developmental Evaluation of Children and Adolescents: A Psychodynamic Guide
Author(s): Jerome S. Blackman, Kathleen Dring
ID: 3565197, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2023, Size: 4 Mb, Format: pdf
Integrating Therapeutic Play Into Nursing and Allied Health Practice: A Developmentally Sensitive Approach to Communicating with Children
Author(s): Judi A. Parson, Belinda J. Dean, Natalie A. Hadiprodjo
ID: 3602529, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2023, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really chart-busters according to Chicago Tribune, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.