This new edition of the bestselling text Nurturing Natures provides an indispensable synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development Integrating a wealth of both up-to-date & classical research from areas such as attachment theory neuroscience developmental psychology & cross-cultural studies it weaves these into an accessible enjoyable text which always keeps in mind children recognisable to academics practitioners & parents It unpacks the most significant influences on the developing child including the family & social context It looks at key developmental stages from life in the womb to the pre-school years & right up until adolescence covering important topics such as genes & environment trauma neglect or resilience It also examines how children develop language play & memory & new to this edition moral & prosocial capacities Issues of nature & nurture are addressed & the effects of different kinds of early experiences are unpicked creating a coherent & balanced view of the developing child in context Nurturing Natures is written by an experienced child therapist who has used a wide array of research from different disciplines to create a highly readable & scientifically trustworthy text This book should be essential reading for childcare students for teachers social workers health visitors early years practitioners & those training or working in child counselling psychiatry & mental health Full of fascinating findings it provides answers to many of the questions people really want to ask about the human journey from conception into adulthood