书目

Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children

内容简介

Friendsbroadenourchildren’shorizons,sharetheirjoysandsecrets,andaccompanythemontheirjourneysintoeverwiderworlds.Butfriendscanalsogossipandbetray,teaseandexclude.Childrencancauseuntoldsuffering,notonlyfortheirpeersbutforparentsaswell.Inthiswiseandinsightfulbook,psychologistMichaelThompson,Ph.D.andchildren’sbookauthorCatherineO’NeillGrace,illuminatethecrucialandoftenhiddenrolethatfriendshipplaysinthelivesofchildrenfrombirththroughadolescence.Drawingonfascinatingnewresearchaswellastheirownextensiveexperienceinschools,ThompsonandGracedemonstratethatchildren’sfriendshipsbeginearly–ininfancy–andrunexceptionallydeepinintensityandloyalty.Aschildrengrow,theirfriendshipsbecomemorecomplexandlayeredbutalsomoreemotionallyfraught,markedbybothextraordinaryintimacyandbewilderingcruelty.Asparents,wewatch,andoftenlivethroughvicariously,thetumultthatourchildrenexperienceastheyencounterthe“cool”crowd,shiftingalliances,bullies,anddisloyalbestfriends.BestFriends,WorstEnemiesbringstolifethedramaofchildhoodrelationships,guidingparentstoadeeperunderstandingofthemotivesandmeaningsofsocialbehavior.Hereyouwillfindpenetratingdiscussionsofthedifferencebetweenfriendshipandpopularity,howboysandgirlsdealinuniquewayswithintimacyandcommitment,whetherallkidsneedabestfriend,whycliquesformandwhatyoucandoaboutthem.Filledwithanecdotesthatringamazinglytruetolife,BestFriends,WorstEnemiesprobesthemagicandtheheartbreakthatallchildrenexperiencewiththeirfriends.Parents,teachers,counselors–indeedanyonewhocaresaboutchildren–willfindthisaneye-openingandwonderfullyaffirmingbook.FromtheHardcoveredition.,

作者简介

MichaelThompson,Ph.D.,isaclinicalpsychologist,lecturer,consultantandformerseventhgradeteacher.HeconductsworkshopsonthedevelopmentofboysandsocialcrueltyinchildhoodforbothpublicandprivateschoolsacrosstheUnitedStates.HeistheauthorofSpeakingofBoysandcoauthor,withDanKindlon,Ph.D.ofTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerRaisingCain.Thefatherofadaughterandason,heandhiswifeobservechildren’sfriendshipsfromtheirhomeinArlington,Massachusetts.CatherineO’NeillGrace,awriterandeditor,isaformerelementary,middle,andhighschoolteacher,andwastheeditorofIndependentSchoolmagazine.ShewroteacolumnforyoungreadersabouthealthandpsychologyinTheWashingtonPostforfifteenyears,andistheauthorofnumerousnonfictionbooksforchildren.Sheandherhusband,aheadmaster,liveonthecampusofaboardingschoolnearBoston.FromtheHardcoveredition.,,,

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