Hupp Stephen - Great Myths of Child Development

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Scott O. Lilienfeld
Steven Jay Lynn

This superb series of books tackles a host of fascinating myths and misconceptions regarding specific domains of psychology, including child development, aging, marriage, brain science, and mental illness, among many others. Each book not only dispels multiple erroneous but widespread psychological beliefs, but provides readers with accurate and up-to-date scientific information to counter them. Written in engaging, upbeat, and user-friendly language, the books in the myths series are replete with scores of intriguing examples drawn from everyday psychology. As a result, readers will emerge from each book entertained and enlightened. These unique volumes will be invaluable additions to the bookshelves of educated laypersons interested in human nature, as well as of students, instructors, researchers, journalists, and mental health professionals of all stripes.

www.wiley.com/go/psychmyths

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry L. Beyerstein

Great Myths of Aging
Joan T. Erber and Lenore T. Szuchman

Great Myths of the Brain
Christian Jarrett

Great Myths of Child Development
Stephen Hupp and Jeremy Jewell

Great Myths of Intimate Relations
Matthew D. Johnson

Great Myths of Personality
M. Brent Donnellan and Richard E. Lucas

Great Myths of Autism
James D. Herbert

Great Myths of Education and Learning
Jeffrey D. Holmes and Aaron S. Richmond

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, Second Edition
Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry L. Beyerstein

One of the surprise pleasures of busting myths is encountering those that I always thought were true, and so Great Myths of Child Development provided me with a number of such surprises. Identical twins are not genetically identical? A woman can get pregnant during a pregnancy? Not all girls have XX sex chromosomes and not all boys have XY chromosomes? Fathers dont use more corporal punishment than mothers? These, and many more myths, are considered with the best available science, instead of how most of us parents do it by intuition, rumor, and word-of-mouth. This book should be on every parents nightstand and referenced every time you worry that you might be doing something wrong.

Michael Shermer, Publisher Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist
Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things,
The Believing Brain, and The Moral Arc

What everyone claims to know about child development can be shown to simply not be so. To the rescue comes this book, which can easily be consulted when we are confronted by claims about child development that are accompanied by authoritative pronouncements and scientifically weak foundations. I suspect my copy will be well thumbed very soon.

Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D., ABPP, Vice President of Behavioral Health,
Boys Town and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UNMC

Its great to see this new addition to the sparse but growing literature on popular misunderstandings of child development. From the entertaining riff on Dr. Spocks advice to the references to entertainment media, Great Myths of Child Development is engaging, informative, and much needed. Instructors will be pleased with the speed busting sections, which can easily be used as assignments to be modeled on the longer critiques.

Jean Mercer, Professor Emerita, Richard Stockton College, Galloway NJ,
Author of Child Development: Myths & Misunderstandings

Authors Hupp and Jewell systematically dissect and destroy 50 myths of child development that are too-often propagated in the popular media and by well-intentioned child-rearing experts. Most importantly, the authors dont just shoot down common misconceptions, they offer concise recommendations and resources to help readers make scientifically-informed child-rearing decisions. As a research-based child psychologist, I hope this book makes it into the hands of all parents, teachers, coaches, and pediatricians.

Brett R. Kuhn, PhD., pediatric psychologist and co-author of The Toddler
Owners Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-shooting Tips,
and Advice on System Maintenance

Stephen Hupp
and
Jeremy Jewell

This edition first published 2015
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hupp, Stephen.
Great myths of child development / Stephen Hupp and Jeremy Jewell.
pagescm
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-118-52122-9 (cloth) ISBN 978-1-118-52123-6 (pbk.)
1.Child development.2.Child psychology.I.Jewell, Jeremy.II.Title.
HQ767.9.H87 2015
305.231dc23

2014033017

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