Children's Friendships: The Beginnings of IntimacyISBN: 978-1-4051-1448-6
Paperback
224 pages
December 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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"This magical new book by Judy Dunn explores the development of
friendships in young children. She draws on close observation of
toddlers, pre-schoolers and school children to demonstrate the role
of intimate friendships in encouraging children to share ideas,
coordinate pretend play and express affection for those that are
not kin. This book will inform the practice of professionals who
care for young children and intrigue parents – who will see
immediately how the friendships of their own children are the spur
to imagining what’s in the mind and heart of another."
Kathy Sylva, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of
Oxford
"Judy Dunn, one of our most astute chroniclers of children's
social lives, provides a fascinating glimpse into the often
neglected world of children's friendships. Using real-life
illustrations from her own studies as well as rich insights from
novelists and biographers, she convincingly shows the important
place of friends in children's development. Parents as well as
professionals will learn much from this timely and readable
volume." Ross D. Parke, Director, Center for Family Studies,
University of California Riverside
"Children's Friendships is a beautifully written account
of children's early friendships by Judy Dunn, the leading
international authority on childhood development." Primary
Times, 29th Nov - 7th Feb 2005
"The excitement, the pleasures, problems and humour, the compelling intensity of these relationships with friends (and enemies) in writers' early lives and their fiction are interwoven in Children's Friendships with the present-day examples from the children in Dunn's research and that of others." SirReadaLot.org, January Issue.