Childrens Friendships: The Beginnings of Intimacy

Judy Dunn, a leading international authority on childhood development, provides a beautifully written account of children’s early friendships. Drawing on evidence from studies on both sides of the Atlantic, it considers the nature and significance of such relationships for children’s development and well–being. The book concludes by drawing out the practical implications of research for parents, teachers and those who care for children, including how to manage friendships at different developmental stages, how to help children with friendship difficulties, and what to do about ‘trouble–making’ friendships and bullying.

Spis treści:
Foreword – Jerome S. Bruner.
List of figures.
Acknowledgements.
Friends matter.
Beginnings.
Friends within a social world: the early years.
Differences in children’s friendships: links with social understanding.
With a little help from my friends.
Intrigues, bullying, rejection and loneliness.
Girls, boys and friendship.
Parents and Friends.
Siblings and friends.
Implications.
Appendix: How can parents help children over friendship difficulties?.
Notes.
References.
Name index.
Name Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Judy Dunn is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry. She is the author of numerous books, including The Beginnings of Social Understanding (Blackwell Publishing, 1988), Separate Lives: Why Siblings Are So Different (1992) and From One Child to Two (1995).

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Judy Dunn, a leading international authority on childhood development, provides a beautifully written account of children’s early friendships. Drawing on evidence from studies on both sides of the Atlantic, it considers the nature and significance of such relationships for children’s development and well–being. The book concludes by draw ing out the practical implications of research for parents, teachers and those who care for children, including how to manage friendships at different developmental stages, how to help children with friendship difficulties, and what to do about ‘trouble–making’ friendships and bullying.