paedopsychology

alternative paidopsychology · alternative pedopsychology

1. uncountableThe systematic study or theoretical consideration of the nature, functioning, and development of the minds (or, more rarely, the souls) of children and/or infants; child psychology.

   Paedopsychology and pathological psychology

   1935, United States Office of Education, Bulletin, page 67

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   Each one of our working areas…, instead of being called, let us say, “Paidopsychology Laboratory” or the “Gynecology exploration room”, are named: “The children’s corner” or “The Lupes”.

   1981, Raquel Bialik, Broadening Health Possibilities among a Marginal Urban Community in Mexico City: El Taller de Salud, page 3

   František Cáda (1865–1918) found the historical sources of prewar paedopsychology primarily in Comenius and Rousseau.

   1984, Marie Kyralová, Jana Přívratská, editors, Symposium Comenianum 1982, page 84

   There were…studies in the field of social pathology, pedagogics, pediatrics and paedopsychology.

   1986, Freddy Deven, Robert L. Cliquet, editors, One-Parent Families in Europe: Trends, experiences, implications, page 133

   Original Sin is at the core of what can be called the Augustinian behavioural paedopsychology. His conclusions on the issue may provide some links even for contemporary debates among paedopsychologists¹⁶⁷. 167 […] Daniel Dombrowski criticizes both Augustine’s view on children and Colin Starnes’ approval of the same view bringing to the discussion the genetic epistemology of the giant of paedopsychology, the Swiss psychologist and Philosopher Jean Piaget.

   2013, Jairzinho Lopes Pereira, Augustine of Hippo and Martin Luther on Original Sin and Justification of the Sinner, part I, chapter 3, § 3.4, page 196