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Introducing Child Psychology

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The title for this book is some what decieving. It is very well written but NOT a good read for those with no previous knowledge. If you are studying towards chid development or pyschology I recommend reading Donaldson's "children's minds" by 'Fontana' before contemplating this one.
This is a good book, not so much an 'introduction' to child psychology, but rather a good resource for study or an introduction to child psychology for those with some background in psychology!
A good reference for study but not really a great book to read for pleasure.

I am using this book along side my studies of child psychology and am dipping in and out of sections of the book as I go along. It is very easy to understand and follow. At times there are terms and languages which are hard to understand but there are notes in the margins with explanations of some technical terminology used in the book to save you looking it up on the internet. It is a worthwhile read for anyone who is studying child psychology or for any parent who wishes to understand children or their child better.

Looks at child psychology and the theories of Piaget and vygotsky. I hadn't any previous psychology knowledge and found it easy to understand.

Introducing Child Psychology

A great book to get started in the world of Psychology, whether it be child or adult - we were all children once. It is easy to read. It would also help parents wishing to understand their children's behaviour and future development. I will be using this quite a bit as a reference point during my degree course.

I have bought this book for extra reading before my OU undergraduate degree course starts. I have only read the first chapter but was inspired to write a review to share my positive experiences so far. I am using the book to compile notes as well as increase my understanding of the subject from a text outside of the OU course. I am really pleased with this book it is extremely well written and not as heavy going (so far!) as other texts I have seen. What I really like is that there are continuous relevant (to child psychology) examples of what the author means when he writes about for example subjective/objective methods. This makes reading the book enjoyable as it doesn't just start spewing out loads of scientific jargon and expect you to grasp it with no explanation.

Overall it is easy to understand, flows really well and is (in my opinion) ideal reading for students, professionals and parents/carers.

I would say this is a must read for students of psychology and students studying aspects of child / human development.