Understanding the complex factors contributing to the growing childhood obesity epidemic is vital not only for the improved health of the world's future generations, but for the healthcare system. The impact of childhood obesity reaches beyond the individual family and into the …
Die Entwicklung der letzten Jahre zeigt, dass immer mehr Jugendliche mit psychischen Störungen in der Jugendhilfe betreut werden, was dazu führt, dass sich immer mehr Pädagogen mit dieser speziellen Zielgruppe konfrontiert sehen. Dieses Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an alle …
by Faigenbaum, Avery D., Falkel, Jeffrey E., Chu, Donald A.
Herbst 2009. Sandra Roth ist im neunten Monat schwanger. Mit Lotta, einem Wunschkind, die Vorfreude der Familie ist groß. Doch bei einer Routineuntersuchung erfährt sie, dass das Gehirn ihrer Tochter nicht ausreichend mit Blut versorgt wird. Welche Konsequenzen diese Gefäßfehlbi…
This book explores issues related to educating children with special needs. A wide range of medical conditions is discussed. Strategies for learning and managing particular disabilities are considered.
Based on many years of experience, and drawing on expertise from all corners of the globe, 'Educating Special Children' is a companion for anyone requiring an overview of provision that has proved effective for children with learning disorders and disabilities.
"Eating disorders typically first appear during childhood and adolescence. Despite this early age of onset, edited volumes on eating disorders have not focused on this age cohort. One of the primary purposes of this book is to redress this imbalance and target the unique issues …
"Assisted reproduction challenges and reinforces traditional understandings of family, kinship and identity. Sperm, egg and embryo donation and surrogacy raise questions about relatedness for parents, children and others involved in creating and raising a child. How socially, mo…
"Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the impli…
What was life like for the British men, women, and children who lived in late imperial India while serving the Raj? Empire Families examines this British overseas community by looking at a series of families, their lives in India, and their travels back to Britain. Focusing for …
"Introduction : making 'British-Indians' : children, family traditions of Indian service, and cycles of migration"--BOOK JACKET. "Conclusion : plain tales and family romances : remembering the Raj in post-Colonial Britain" "In this first study of family life in British India, El…
