Child Psychology
(Photo Credit: robinn) What is Child Psychology?
According to professor of psychology H. Rudolph Schaffer Schaffer notes that a child psychologist attempts to describe and explain children's behavior and the way it changes over time and that the aim of child psychology is to assemble an objective knowledge base that can provide insight into both the nature of childhood generally as well as the distinctive charactersitics of individual children. Learn About Child Psychology10 Classic Child Psychology Studies
Excellent blog post by Jeremy Dean showcasing 10 landmark studies which illuminated crucial areas of childhood development; namely: Click Here To Access This Fascinating Article. Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (Division 53: The American Psychological Association)
The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology represents psychologists who are active in teaching, research, clinical services, administration, and advocacy in clinical child psychology to The American Psychological Association and the public. The society website contains lots of very useful information as well as a directory of graduate programs in Clinical Child/Adolescent and Pediatric Psychology. Click Here To Visit The Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Website. Child Psychology 2.0
This part of the child psychology page is dedicated to the move towards what is known as web 2.0. Web 2.0 links people, it's a place where people contribute, share, collaborate and learn. Studying Child Psychology Dr. Bill Merriman from Kent State University, Ohio, provides a very useful insight into what you are likely to study on a child psychology course. Child Development Podcasts Excellent collection of podcasts taken from the psychology lectures of Lori Markson from the University of Berkeley. The lecture podcasts explore the development of children from birth to adolescence, in a wide range of areas including biological, cognitive, linguistic, social, and personality development. They also covers the effects of genes, experience, and social context on children's development. Click Here to listen to these very interesting podcasts. 5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do In the following video, Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our drive to overprotect our children and and spells out 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do. Tulley argues that allowing kids the freedom to explore will make them stronger, smarter and actually safer. Recommended Child Psychology ReadingIntroducing Child Psychology by H. Rudolph Schaffer
Book Description Introducing Child Psychology is for all those who want to find out what psychology can tell us about the nature and development of children. Assuming no prior knowledge, it is designed to suit students of psychology at school or university, those training to work with children in a variety of different professional roles, or general readers who are interested in what makes a child 'tick'. The book begins with an explanation of the aims and principles of child psychology as a scientific discipline, and describes the methods used to obtain knowledge about children. It then goes on to present the major topics of development that have been investigated by psychologists, paying particular attention to the most recent research findings. Throughout, psychological knowledge is consistently related to practical issues, showing what psychology has to offer in real-life situations involving children. See following link for more details: Go Back To The Types of Psychology Page Go From Child Psychology Back To The Home Page
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who has written extensively on the subject, child psychology is the scientific study of children's behavior and development. 
