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

Holocaust survivor Lydia Tischler is awarded an MBE for services to Holocaust remembrance and child psychology.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Its outcome would affect the path, Brookwood writes, for “potential reforms in education, child psychology, medical training in child development, protections of the social safety net, judicial decisions, and parents’ encouragement of their children.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

That, however, of the introduction of children's courts of justice had to be abandoned, but not until many valuable lessons in child psychology had been learnt.

From Cambridge Essays on Education by Various