Child PsychologyIntroductionPsychology involves the study of the mental functioning and general behaviors of humans and animals. An individual's social behavior and mental functioning are explained by exploring neurological and physiological processes. These include emotions, cognition, perception, motivation, attention, brain functioning, and personality. Child psychology is also defined as the application of psychological techniques to children, where it involves research into the mental states and development of children. The child's development both physically, mentally and emotionally, with the help of a parent, helps identify useful information about any evolving challenges in the child's behavior and any developmental disabilities or disorders . Child psychology involves both developmental psychology and genetic psychology. It is where children live and respond to the circle of parenting and child-rearing (Piaget and Inhelder, 2000). Developmental psychology is the systematic study of psychological changes that explain all aspects of children's social and mental development from infancy to adolescence. Developmental psychology is a complex, ongoing process that progresses through stages that begin at birth and continue until death. A child's development mainly depends on prenatal care, physical, intellectual, social and language improvement. Mental growth progresses with the increase in knowledge that children are born with. Psychologists like Jean Piaget developed a procedure by which development occurs. Piaget suggests that parents are responsible for helping the child learn and providing appropriate materials for interaction and construction of k...... middle of paper ...... Problems and services. Washington DC. : US Government Printing Office. Grinspoon. (1982). Psychiatry; Annual Review of the American Psychiatric Association. Washington DC. : Psychiatric Press, Inc. Howard, Berman and Lewis. (1974). Financial management of hospitals. London: Health Administration Press. Khan. (1999). Hospital management. New Delhi: APH Publishing Cooperation. Komiske. (2002). Children's hospitals; the future of the healing environment. Victoria: Image Publishing Group Pty Ltd. Martin, Scanhill, Charney and Dennis. (2001). Pediatric psychopharmacology: principles and practice. New York: Oxford University Press. Piaget and Inhelder. (2004). The basics of child psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. Ronald, Perkin and Newton. (2007). Pediatric hospital medicine; inpatient management manual. Philadelphia: Lippin Cott Williams & Wilkins.