National Children's Bureau
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Born to Fail?
The National Children's Bureau reports on striking differences in the lives of British
Peter Wedge and Hilary Prosser
Based on the National Child Development Study, this ebook is about children and about Britain. Learn More1973, Ebook, PDF, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818587 -
The Roots of Violence and Vandalism
Mia Kellmer Pringle
Focusing on preventative measures, this ebook explores how violence and vandalism are linked to the most basic emotional needs and the extent to which these are met or remain unfulfilled. Learn More1973, Ebook, PDF, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818761 -
Britain's Sixteen-Year-Olds
Preliminary findings from the third follow up of the National Child Development Study (1958 Cohort)
Edited by Ken Fogelman
This ebook is based on information from the National Child Development Study, and explores what Britain's sixteen-year-olds were like in the 1970s. Learn More1976, Ebook, PDF, 82pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818686 -
Who Cares?
Young people in care speak out
Edited by Raissa Page and G.A. Clark
Written by a group of young people in care, this publication provided a platform from which they could speak freely about their hopes, aspirations, contentions, criticisms and fears. Learn More1977, Ebook, PDF, 63pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818679 -
Development Guide
Handbook 0-5 years - Experimental version
National Children's Bureau
This best-selling guide offered a means of keeping a basic, continuous record of a child's physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. Learn More1977, Ebook, PDF, 38pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818723 -
Preparation for Parenthood
Some current initiatives and thinking
Edited by Gillian Pugh
This book looks at developments in work carried out in schools, in antenatal preparation and in support for families with young children. Learn More1980, Ebook, PDF, 86pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818648 -
Children in Adversity
The National Children's Bureau reports on Britain's disadvantaged 11-16 year olds
Peter Wedge and Juliet Essen
In 1973, Born to Fail? studied the life-chances of a sample of children born in one week in March 1958. lt exposed the alarming deprivations of a group of 11-year-olds suffering substantial social disadvantage. Learn More1982, Ebook, PDF, 100pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818693 -
A Job for Life
Education and Support for Parents
Gillian Pugh, Joan Kidd, Kate Thorkington
Bringing up children is a 'job for life' and this discussion paper looks at education and support for parents as a continuous process which starts at birth and goes on through childhood, adolescence, committed relationships, pregnancy and parenthood itself. Learn More1982, Ebook, PDF, 12pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818983 -
Stepchildren
A National Study
Elsa Ferri
Based on the findings of the National Child Development Study, a long-term research project conducted by the National Children's Bureau into the development of all children, this publication offered the first full picture of the complexities of the step-relationship. Learn More1984, Ebook, PDF, 207pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818747 -
The Needs of Children
A personal perspective
Mia Kellmer Pringle
First published in 1974, this publication highlighted the virtual revolution in children's physical development after the second world war - changes that are increasingly relevant today. Learn More1986, Ebook, PDF, 192pp, $9.95ISBN: 9781905818662
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