This text synthesizes 15 years of empirical research on essentialism into a coherent framework, examining children's thinking and ways in which language influen

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Updated edition of a guide which is produced in conjunction with and fully endorsed by the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London. Topics range

This book has been written to help parents and families learn together more effectively in a complex world. For the home and its immediate environment offer won

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progre