Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College
"...cutting-edge research on the growing brain, from birth to the age of 21....with its clear graphics, this is a useful companion guide for educators and families." -Nature"...A fresh approach to brain research...offering parents practical tips along the way....The authors are consummate myth busters: birth order, research reveals, has little impact on personality, and the left-brain is as emotionally charged as the right....Thought-provoking revelations." -Publishers Weekly"Dr. Wang and Dr. Aamodt playfully and engagingly introduce us to the hidden talents of our children’s brains." —Dr. Mehmet Oz, host ofThe Dr. Oz Show "Few humans are as neurotic as parents, frantic about the disastrous lifelong consequences of every errant hiccup. In this smart, funny, accessible, and supremely sane book, Aamodt and Wang explain that our supposed knowledge in this realm is riddled with urban myths and that a child’s brain is tough and resilient in the face of adversity. This is a terrific, fun, educational book."—Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D., author ofWhy Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers "Fact-filled and fascinating,Welcome to Your Child’s Brainwill answer many of parents’ most urgent questions. Neuroscientists Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang present the real data that will help parents understand and nurture their children of all ages."—Dr. Lise Eliot, associate professor of neuroscience at Rosalind Franklin University and author ofWhat’s Going On in There?andPink Brain, Blue Brain