child psychology

American  

noun

1. the study of the mental states and processes of children.

2. the application of psychological techniques to children.

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Etymology

Origin of child psychology

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

That was until she enrolled in Dr. Bruce Chorpita’s Youth Behavioral Health Intervention course, where she learned about local disparities in mental healthcare and child psychology.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

As of 2021, only 10% of master’s degree recipients who specialized in developmental and child psychology were male.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

There were also significant rises in the number of children waiting to access child psychology and children's learning disability services.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2022

“Dr. Staats had a profound impact on the science of clinical child psychology through his ground-breaking work on time out,” Cheryl B. McNeil, a professor of psychology at West Virginia University, wrote in an email.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2021

At this point it is that child psychology is more valuable than the study of the mind of animals.

From The Story of the Mind by Baldwin, James Mark