Studies of childhood

"Studies of Childhood" by James Sully is a book that looks at the science behind how children grow and think, written with the goal of informing both experts and everyday people like parents and teachers. It uses research and watching kids to understand how they change as they grow, especially looking at how their minds work when they play, learn to talk, and understand right from wrong. The book starts by discussing how people have always been interested in babies and how we've changed our thinking about kids, from seeing them as bad to understanding that they have amazing minds. This sets up the idea that it’s important to study kids' minds scientifically, because knowing how they think can help us raise and teach them better, focusing on how imagination and real life mix together in a child's world, which is a key part of what the book explores.