Bücher der Reihe Issues in Children's and Families' Lives

Featuring more than 100 exercises that develop young people's capabilities, this book analyzes the concepts central to effective after-school programs. It offers developmental, cognitive, and social ecology perspectives on how children learn.

This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. It challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete advice on approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American populations.

Depression ranks as a leading mental health problem among Hispanic immigrants and their US-born children. In this volume, clinicians, researchers, and academics offer research and clinical findings, reviews and insights gathered from first-hand experience.

This text examines how adolescents' problem behaviours develop, and whether there are reliable ways to prevent them. The contributors explore such topics as attention deficit disorder, substance abuse, rape, eating disorders, depression and suicide.

Featuring more than 100 exercises that develop young people's capabilities, this book analyzes the concepts central to effective after-school programs. It offers developmental, cognitive, and social ecology perspectives on how children learn.

This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. It challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete advice on approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American populations.