Theories of children's developing understanding of mind tend to emphasize either
individualistic processes of theory formation, maturation, or introspection, or the process of …

Developmental psychology and psychopathology has in the past been more concerned with
the quality of self‐representation than with the development of the subjective agency which …

This new edition of Handbook of Mentalizing in Mental Health Practice reflects a vibrant field
undergoing development along a number of dimensions important for mental health. As …

Theory of mind, or" mindreading" as it is termed in this book, is the ability to think about
beliefs, desires, knowledge and intentions. It has been studied extensively by …

Mentalizing, the fundamental human capacity to understand behavior in relation to mental
states such as thoughts and feelings, is the basis of healthy relationships and self …

Numerous studies show that children's language ability is related to false‐belief
understanding. However, there is considerable variation in the size of the correlation …

Children's peer relations represent a key aspect of school adjustment. However, little is
known about their social-cognitive precursors. To address this gap, the authors followed 70 …

This study investigated the relation between mothers' utterances and theory of mind in a
longitudinal study involving three time points over 1 year. Mothers were asked to describe …

Quite simply, this is the best text on play and development I have ever read. It was thought
provoking while being reader-friendly at the same time. This work is very thorough and …

The Classic Edition of Heidi Keller's Cultures of Infancy, first published in 2007, includes a
new introduction by the author, which describes for readers the original context of her work …