Preschool Hyperactivity : Parent-child and Peer Relationships

ISBN-13: 9783639112696 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str.

Louise Keown

Opis

Hyperactivity refers to an enduring set of behaviourscharacterized by developmentally inappropriate levelsof restlessness, inattention and impulsiveness.Children who typically show these behaviour patternsexperience frequent disruptions in family and peerrelationships, and are at risk of long-termimpairments in social adjustment. Despite recognitionof the early origins of these behaviouraldifficulties, very little academic literature existson the family and social contexts of preschoolchildren with hyperactivity. A better understandingof the effects of these contexts is important inorder to fully account for the developmentaltrajectory of hyperactive behaviour problems. Thisbook highlights the wide range of peer difficultiesassociated with preschool hyperactivity. It alsohighlights the need to examine more closely the roleof parenting behaviours in shaping the course,prognosis, and treatment outcomes in relation to thebehavioural and social adjustment of preschoolchildren with hyperactivity. The content will be ofinterest to developmental and child clinicalpsychologists; early childhood education researchersand professionals; and students in these areas.

O autorze

Louise J. Keown, Ph.D, is a Senior Lecturer in Child and
Adolescent Development at the Faculty of Education, University of
Auckland. She is a developmental psychologist whose research
interests focus on the impact of parenting on young children s
social and behavioural development, with particular emphasis on
preschool behaviour problems.