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Child psychology

noun

The branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children. Synonyms: developmental psychology, genetic psychology.

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"Child psychology" Quotes from Famous Books

... daughter of Professor Cesare Lombroso, the celebrated criminologist, in her recent study of child psychology, observes: "Games (and plays) are the most original creation of the child, who has been able to create them, adapt them to his needs, making of them a sort of gymnastics which enables him to develop himself without becoming fatigued, and we, with the aid of memory, can ...

— The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought • Alexander F. Chamberlain

Words linked to "Child psychology" : psychology, psychological science