Your Brain on Childhood: The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Ballparks, Family Rooms, and the Minivan
"Gabrielle Principe... achieves the very difficult task of conveying the latest scientific research about children and childhood in a way that isfun and humorous, is easily understood, and can be readily applied to rearing children...Your Brain on Childhoodis a must read for parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about the welfare and happiness of children." --David Bjorklund, Professor of psychology, Florida Atlantic University, author ofWhy Youth Is Not Wasted on the Young, and editor of theJournal of Experimental Child Psychology"In this engagingly written book,... Principe has culled from the scientific literature numerous hidden gems that can guide an evolutionarily informed approach to child rearing. This book isbound to create buzz—and it is long overdue." --Stephen Ceci, H. L. Carr Chaired Professor of Developmental Psychology at Cornell University"With well-researched developmental science at its core, thisdeliciously writtenbook aims to take children off of the endangered species list and to return them to their natural habitats. A must read for anyone who has a child or who has ever been one." --Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor of psychology, Temple University, author ofEinstein Never Used Flashcards, and founder of Ultimate Block Party"With her dry wit and good common sense, Principe explains how the new science of brain development undercuts the claims of those who believe that children need extraordinary, and extraordinarily early, stimulation to develop the skills they will need to succeed in school and in life....I recommend it highly." --Laurence Steinberg, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Temple University, and author ofThe 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting"Humans evolved to grow up outdoors, exploring actively. But today's kids are overscheduled, screen-addicted, and sedentary. InYour Brain on Childhood, Principe brilliantly reveals this disconnect and shows how we can raise children in ways that work with our biology, not against it.An eye-opening read!" --Maggie Jackson, Author ofDistracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age