Child Psychology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Has all the information, backed by academic research that the other baby books have, but in fewer words, plain english, not talking down to you like an idiot and you can hold it in one hand while holding the baby in the other.

I love it

Contains nuggets of useful information, but reads in a fairly scattered manner. Covers too broad an area and doesn't delve deep enough to provide very useful information. You are left with impression of having read a rather long table of content. I fully understand that this is a "very short" introduction, but I've read many works in this series and a much better balance between scope and depth can be attained.

Bought for university, great read and very useful. Great for anyone working with children

So so

In sieben Kapitel beschreibt die wesentlichsten Bereiche der Entwicklungspsychologie. Dabei wird nicht nur auf grundlegende, aktuelle Forschungsarbeiten verwiesen, sondern auch deren Kernaussagen in verständlicher Sprache zusammengefasst.Literaturarangaben zu den einzelnen Kapiteln, weitergehende Literatur sowie ein Index ermöglichen dem/der interessierten Leser/in eine Vertiefung des Themas. Empfehlenswert!

Useful introductory text. Well structured and clearly written without jargon. Prior knowledge of the subject not necessarily required.