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Summary:

Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your eleven-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents' lives endlessly challenging? No - it's just their developing brain calling the shots. In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling 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. The 'upstairs brain', which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain and foster vital growth. With clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.

Table of Contents:

• About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Parenting with the Brain in Mind; 2 Two Brains Are Better Than One; 3 Building the Staircase of the Mind; 4 Kill the Butterflies!; 5 The United States of Me; 6 The Me-We Connection; Conclusion; Refrigerator Sheet; Whole-Brain Ages and Stages; Acknowledgments

Author/Creator:

Siegel, Daniel J.

Contributors:

Bryson, Tina Payne

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive [by Siegel, D.J.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: The Whole-Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind [by Siegel, D.J.] (Carlton North : Scribe Publications,c2012 — ISBN 9781921844775)

Subjects:

Child development

Child rearing

Parenting

General Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HQ755.8 .S53123 2011

ISBNs:

9781921942495

OCLC Numbers:

809771041

Other Control Numbers:

EBL994853 (source: AU-PeEL)
EBC994853 (source: MiAaPQ)