Children's Friendships

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1448-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 335 g

Drawing on evidence from studies on both sides of the Atlantic, this beautifully written book from Judy Dunn, the leading international authority on childhood development, considers the nature and significance of children’s early friendships.

- accessible and comprehensive book on friendship, beautifully written by a world authority;

- features a foreword by Jerome Bruner, one of the most influential psychologists alive today;

- stresses the importance of friendships to young children and considers the implications of friendship for our understanding of children’s development more generally;

- draws out the practical implications for parents, teachers and those who care for children;

- considers how to help children with friendship difficulties and what to do about 'trouble-making' friendships and bullying;

- latest addition to the Understanding Children’s Worlds series.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunn, Judy

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bruner, Jerome S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vi
Jerome S. Bruner

List of figures viii

Acknowledgements ix

1. Friends matter 1

2. Beginnings 12

3. Friends within a social world: the early years 34

4. Differences in children’s friendships: links with social understanding 48

5. With a little help from my friends 69

6. Intrigues, bullying, rejection and loneliness 82

7. Girls, boys and friendship 99

8. Parents and Friends 119

9. Siblings and Friends 142

10 Implications 155

Appendix: How can parents help children over friendship difficulties? 161

Notes 165

References 179

Name index 199

Subject Index 201

Über Autor(innen)

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).