child psychology

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noun

the study of the mental states and processes of children.

the application of psychological techniques to children.

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Origin of child psychology

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby child psychology

childminder, childness, child pornography, childproof, child psychiatry, child psychology, childrearing, children, Children of God, Children of Hercules, children of Israel

How to use child psychology in a sentence

For Ritch Savin Williams, a professor of child psychology at Cornell University, this isn't much of a revelation.
Should Baby Boys Be Singing Beyoncé?|Jacob Bernstein|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Child psychology is a good strategic preparation for dealing with men in boys' clubs, and men in general.
Busting into the Boys' Club|Nina DiSesa|September 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Better if every mother and father were in certain ways an expert in child psychology and hygiene.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori
We must not start, for example, from any dogmatic ideas which we may happen to have held upon the subject of child psychology.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori

It is now concerning itself with health, child welfare, and even with child psychology and the family as an institution.
The Farmer and His Community|Dwight Sanderson
“The rocking-horse and the big-boned Irish hunter” suggest rich mines of child psychology.
Dickens As an Educator|James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
At this point it is that child psychology is more valuable than the study of the mind of animals.
The Story of the Mind|James Mark Baldwin