The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007N4PFG0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 481 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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The "upstairs brain", which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Audie Award Nominee, Personal Development, 2013Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the best-selling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation, explaining the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures. Raise calmer, happier children using twelve key strategies, including:Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain's affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension.Engage, Don't Enrage: Keep your child thinking and listening, instead of purely reacting.Move It or Lose It: Use physical activities to shift your child's emotional state.Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Guide your children when the
Pretty darn good - though not "revolutionary" - parenting advice Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson's "The Whole Brain Child" fails to deliver on the titular promise of "revolutionary" parenting strategies to "truly help your kids be happier, healthier, and more fully themselves"; it does, however, provide innovative and effective explanations, packaging, and . "I recommend reading this book first and foremost if you are" according to Robin McNeal. I read The Whole-Brain Child as assigned reading for a graduate program of Applied Developmental Psychology. This book provides a thorough, easy-to-understand explanation on the various parts and functions of the brain, and how that information can help parents understand their children. Childr. Perfect for all parents and teachers! I wish I had this when I had my first son. This helps explain the developing brain and how as parents we put unrealistic expectations on our children based on their development. As a high school teacher and mum of young boys, this book has helped reshape my approach to teaching/growing up funct