What s Going on in There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
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SImply the best - I read many books about children development - and this is the one giving the best answers and explainations ... it does not explain only the What you should do - but gives a very concrete explainiation about the Why - great I recommended it to many friends already who are also amazed about the depth of this book ...
not your ordinary parenting book - Dr. Eliot has taken what is arguably the most fascinating topic facing science, the working of the human brain and mind, and recast it in gripping, accessible terms. It is a formidable achievement. She presents the scientific side of her story with grace and ease, leavening the sometimes heavy vocabulary of neuroanatomy with anecdotes of her own and other people s parenting experience. The theme of the book is established early and elaborated as she explores the development of each of the senses and systems of the brain: human intelligence is the result of the interaction between a child s brain and her environment. Although the child at birth is already capable of amazing feats, from face recognition to simple arithmetic (and the experiments used to study these feats are dazzlingly clever), the child is mostly ready to learn. The learning process actually changes the physical brain, giving the child the powers that we consider human: from sight and taste through emotion and language. The book presents all this information and throws in plenty of useful, practical advice on how to parent your children and what impact you can realistically expect to have on your child.
Excellent book to understand early brain development - Did you ever wonder how birth actually affects the brain? Why babies love being bounced? What infant amnesia is? This book answers so many of the questions the basic baby reference books did not. In fact, I found myself wishing I had read this even before I got pregnant! My copy is already dog-eared and highlighted, and I have recommended it to all my friends.
What s Going on in There? - A FANTASTIC, must read book for all parents. This book explains in extraordinary detail how your child s brain developes, and how the child s environment plays a critical role.
Excellent and thoroughly informative - Babies are enigmatic. Their actions can be determined and unfocused at the same time. They seem hungry, then they spit up, smiling. How can you help these confused and inarticulate little people? This book explains what science has taught us about how the brain develops and what you should expect as it gets wired up for the senses, motor control, emotion, language, etc. For instance, did you know that the earliest baby smiles are always genuine? To fake one requires more advanced motor skills, while the real thing is an involuntary reaction. I was happy to find that out, along with the simple explanation. It s very well organized, seems quite complete, and is amenable to a close reading, a purposeful reference, or a casual browse. The technical information is very skillfully presented, propelling the narrative rather than dragging it to a stop. I am enjoying this book very much, and I hope it gets the attention it deserves. It s the sort of thorough and well written book that should become the standard popular reference for people who want more detailed information after reading the basic how to baby books (Dr. Spock et al).
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