LibGuides: Psychology: Childhood Psychology

Childhood Psychology

Childhood psychology is the study of the developmental process children experience as they mature. It focuses both on how children differ from adults and how individual children may differ from each other. Child psychologists strive to gather this information empirically through observation in a variety of environmental situations.

The resources on the right are arranged by type: eBooks, journal articles, videos, and websites. They all relate to childhood psychology in some way, though individual resources may cover more focused specializations.

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Childhood Psychology

AAP developmental and behavioral pediatrics by Voigt, R. G. et al
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
Applied mindfulness: Approaches in mental health for children and adolescents by Carrion, V. G. and Rettger, J.
Publication Date: 2019
ProQuest Ebook Central
Childhood beyond pathology: A psychoanalytic study of development and diagnosis by Farley, L.
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
Essentials of school neuropsychological assessment by Miller, D. C. et al
Publication Date: 2019
ProQuest Ebook Central
Everyone needs attention: Helping your children thrive by Jacobson, T.
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
The handbook of child life by Thompson, R. H.
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost
Thinking developmentally: Nurturing wellness in childhood to promote lifelong health by Garner, A. and Saul, R. A.
Publication Date: 2018
Ebooks in EBSCOhost

"How are you feeling?" Strategies for helping children understand and manage emotions by Norman, W. J. et al
YC: Young Children; Mar2021, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p63-68, 6p, 3 Color Photographs
Child-led research investigating social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing aspects of playtime by Bristow, S. and Atkinson, C.
Educational & Child Psychology; Dec2020, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p115-129, 15p
The crucial Cs in practice by Saxner, R.
Journal of Individual Psychology. Summer2021, Vol. 77 Issue 2, p145-153. 9p.
Effects of active outdoor play on preschool children's on-task classroom behavior by Lundy, A. and Trawick-Smith, J.
Early Childhood Education Journal; May2021, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p463-471, 9p, 3 Charts
Fostering competence for success: Encouraging responsibility in children by Masterson, M.
YC: Young Children; Mar2021, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p69-72, 4p, 1 Color Photograph
Maternal temperament and character: associations to child behavior at the age of 3 years by Agnafors, S. et al
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health. 5/6/2021, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.
Pediatric psychology by Perricone, G.
Pediatric Reports. Mar2021, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p135-141. 7p.

Media and aggression
Alexander Street Video - 6:51
Can we learn aggression from aggressive media? This film looks at experimental, longitudinal and case study research evidence and how social learning, script theory and susceptibility approaches can help understand and explain this evidence.
Nature dazzles
Films on Demand - 28:23
In this documentary, children and teachers were interviewed at The Grove Community School in Toronto during Gender Splendor week in April 2017. The film shows the children engaged in workshops designed for both non-binary-conforming and cisgender-identifying children.
Parenting is overrated
Films on Demand - 1:22:04
What shapes us more: our DNA, or the way we are raised? This debate, commonly referred to as "nature versus nurture," has stirred controversy for thousands of years.
Power of play
Films on Demand - 52:03
Scientists from Europe, the United States and Canada, many of them pioneers in the field, offer convincing evidence that play is not to be taken lightly. In fact, it has the power to make animals and humans smarter, healthier and more likely to survive.
TEDTalks: Kimberly Noble - How does income affect childhood brain development?
Films on Demand - 11:48
Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family income changes children's cognitive, emotional and brain development.
TEDTalks: Olympia Della Flora - Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school
Films on Demand - 13:23
In this practical talk, Della Flora shares creative tactics she used to help struggling, sometimes disruptive students -- things like stopping for brain breaks, singing songs and even doing yoga poses -- all with her existing budget and resources.
Using family play genograms in psychotherapy
Kanopy - 23:00
Do you want a powerful new tool to enhance your work with children and families? Watch, learn, and enjoy as master family therapist Monica McGoldrick explains how to use family play genograms.

Children, youth and families
(American Psychological Association) The Children, Youth and Families Office is the focal point for APA related activities pertaining to children.
RESilience
(American Psychological Association) RES is a process through which parents influence “children's racial identity and self-concept, beliefs about the way the world works, and repertoire of strategies and skills for coping with and navigating racism and inter- and intra-racial relationships and interactions.
What parents should know about treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders in preschool children
(American Psychological Association) For parents, especially those parents of children who have been diagnosed with a behavioral or emotional disorder or those who suspect their children have been suffering from such a problem, these new concerns about the use of psychotropic medications present nagging dilemmas.
Info About Kids
(Consortium for Science-Based Information on Children, Youth, and Families) Leaders of seven divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA) have formed a consortium to develop a web resource center for behavioral science-based information on children, youth and families.
Society for Research in Child Development
The Society for Research in Child Development is a professional society for the field of human development, focusing specifically on child development.
Understanding the psychology of childhood behavior
(Medium) A brief on the various behavioral and emotional challenges of childhood.