Smart parenting, smarter kids
Subtitle: the one brain book you need to help your child grow brighter, healthier, and happier
By: David Walsh
Edition: 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781439121191
Subjects: Child development; Intelligence levels; Cognitive learning; Cognition in children; Pediatric neuropsychology; Children; Child rearing
Description: When children are guided in healthy ways, their minds blossom and they are able to reach their full potential--academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. In his previous bestseller, Why Do They Act That Way?, Dr. David Walsh, an expert at translating cutting-edge neuroscience findings into practical parenting suggestions, showed how to manage the difficult teenage years by understanding how the adolescent brain develops. Now he's written a complete guide to parenting from birth through the teen years, with recommendations that will help maximize any child's potential. Some discoveries in neuroscience confirm age-old parental wisdom, while others may prompt you to make immediate changes; still other brain discoveries help explain behaviors that have puzzled parents forever. This book doesn't just describe new findings or explain interesting facts--it equips parents with usable information across a range of topics, like exercise, nutrition, play, sleep, stress, self-discipline, emotional intelligence, and connection.--From publisher description.
Notes: Originally published in hardcover: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: Our children's amazing brains; title: How to raise your child's IQ; title: How the brain listens, speaks, reads, and writes; title: Memory, attention, and the rule of seven; title: Brain food : nutrition and the brain; title: Play is serious business; title: Brain workouts : why exercise is critical; title: Your brain's at work while you snooze; title: Self-discipline : the key to success; title: A brain under construction : the adolescent years; title: Boy and girl brains : what's the difference?; title: Stress and the brain; title: Cyber brains : parenting in an online world; title: Wired differently : special needs brains, mental illness, and chemical use; title: Brain-wise daycare, preschool, and school decisions; title: The 21st-century parent.