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Introduction 1
Parenting purpose is brain development
The importance of being selective about science
Why do we need parents anyway?
Five inescapable questions
pregnancy 19
Four things that improve a baby's brain development
Is morning sickness a good thing?
When your baby can hear you, smell you
The effects of severe stress
relationship 55
Bundle of joy? Yes but...
The four biggest reasons you'll fight
Guys, get out the vacuum cleaner
Two steps to a relationship that's good for baby
smart baby: seeds 89
8000 neurons per second!
The brain cannot learn unless it feels safe
What does "smart" mean?
Seven types of intelligence
Every brain is wired differently
smart baby: soil
The best kind of playroom
Talking to your child improves IQ
How to raise cognition scores by 5o%
TV before age 2
The harm in hyper-parenting
happy baby: seeds 159
Could happiness be genetic?
Where emotions happen in the brain
Magical mirror neurons
Emotions and logic are not as separate as you think
happy baby: soil 189
The secret to happiness
Using empathy to calm your child's nerves
The one parenting that works
moral baby 219
Are babies born moral?
The three-legged stool of discipline
Kids lie a lot (every two hours, by age 4)
Explaining your rules
conclusion 253
practical tips 261
acknowledgements 277
index 278
Anonymous
Posted January 7, 2012
A great read for any parent to be or new parent. It offers a lot of scientific insight into how your little one is experiancing this huge new world.
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Posted July 28, 2011
I like the information except shoving evolution down my throat. If anything, brain development in children shows the wonder of creation and the silliness of evolution. Dont be mad if you believe in evolution, you would be just as quick to debunk God and Christianity.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Not only does the book give you advice about raising a great child it give you the reasons why. You find that a big key is EXPLAINING to your child why decisions are made, or why you have certain feelings. He also includes research studies (take from them what you will) that back up his ideas. Perhaps the best quality of this book is the EXPLANATIONS as to why treating your children certain ways will influence how they grow. He starts from the ground up, giving you a good understanding of the inner workings of the brain and how it naturally develops then gives examples of different parenting ways and how each can cause a child's mentality to evolve later on down the road.
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Posted November 23, 2011
I would recommend this book to anyone. It uses only scientific research that has passed the authors "grump test;" it eloquently details how this research can be used to develop more informed parental choices.
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Overview
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 ...