Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded)
“If you've no room for another brain-development title, weed an old one to make room for this. Covering such topics as pregnancy, relationships, and ‘moral’ babies, the book will educate even the most learned parents. Medina's humorous, conversational style make this an absolute please to read.”
Library Journal
What's the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching television do to a child's brain? What's the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know.
In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children from zero to five years old. This book is destined to revolutionize parenting.
Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child's brain develops—and what you can do to optimize it.
You will view your children—and how to raise them—in a whole new light. You'll learn:
- where nature ends and nurture begins;
- why men should do more household chores;
- what you do when emotions run hot affects how your baby behaves;
- television is harmful for children under two years of age;
- your child's ability to relate to others predicts his/her future math performance;
- "smart" and "happy" are inseparable, and pursuing your child's intellectual success at the expense of his/her happiness achieves neither;
- praising effort is better than praising intelligence;
- the best predictor of academic performance is not IQ but self-control.
What you do right now—before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and through the first five years—will affect your children for the rest of their lives. Brain Rules for Baby is an indispensable guide.
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