Brain Rules For Baby: How To Raise A Smart And Happy Child From Zero To Five (Revised Edition)

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 for anyone raising a child.A updated and expanded edition of thisgroundbreakingbook from thebestselling author of Brain Rules.What's the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child's brain? What's the best way to handle temper tantrums?In his internationalbestseller 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.In this updated edition - which includes a new chapter on sleep - Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practise. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child's brain develops, and offers practical tips for any parent. You'll learn what is the best predictor of academic performance (and it's not IQ!), why it's better to praise effort than intelligence, and what to say to your child when emotions run hot.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 for anyone raising a child.

“'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.'”

'Dr. Medina hits the nail on the head with Brain Rules for Baby. We are always looking for ways to make our kids smarter, better, happier. Medina gives such practical, usable advice and tips.' —Nina L. Shapiro, MD, UCLA School of Medicine'An engaging and fun-to-read translation of the best research on child development and effective parenting. I gave Dr. Medina's book to my own son.' —Ginger Maloney, Ph.D, The Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy'We recommend this book to all of our new-parent groups. With a gift for storytelling, Dr. Medina marries the science with practical advice that helps make sense of it all. Sleep-deprived parents still find time to read Brain Rules for Baby and love it.' —Laura Kussick, Executive Director, Program for Early Parent Support'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 pleasure to read.' —Library Journal'John Medina uses a very readable and refreshing style to present parenting strategies in the context of factual scientific information.' —Jadene Wong, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine

Dr John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist, has had a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organises information. He is the author of the internationally bestselling works Brain Rules, Brain Rules for Baby, and Brain Rules for Ageing Well. Medina is an affiliate professor of bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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