Screen LibraryThe science inside the child : the story of what happens when we're growing up /
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138800670 (paperback) : 1138800678 (paperback) 9781138800663 (hardback) 113880066X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | BF721 |
| CLC: | B844.1 |
| Call Number: | B844.1/M482 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction : not an advice book -- 2. Science's stories : different ways of knowing -- 3. Evolution : how evolution and children fit together -- 4. Genetics and epigenesis : why the "language of the genome" needs interpretation -- 5. Neuroscience : the wiring and workings of children's brains -- 6 . Psychoneuroendocrinology : hormones, feel good factors, and other contributors to coping with stress and challenge -- 7. Epidemiology : what affects development -- 8. Psychology : parenting behavior -- 9. How to make things better : some advice. |