Your Child’s Growing Mind: Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
Your Child’s Growing Mind: Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence
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The classic guide to understanding children’s mental development is now updated and better than ever!
Hailed by parents and educators, Your Child’s Growing Mind is a window into the fascinating process of brain development and learning. It looks at the roots of emotion, intelligence, and creativity, translating the most current scientific research into practical suggestions for parents and teachers.
Dr. Healy also addresses academic learning, offering countless suggestions for how parents can help without pushing. She explains the building blocks of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics and shows how to help youngsters of all ages develop motivation, attention, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Using the science of childhood development, she also examines today’s hot issues, including learning disabilities, ADHD, influences of electronic media, and the hazards of forced early learning. From infancy to adolescence, this is the perfect guide to helping and enjoying a youngster’s mental, personal, and academic growth.
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DeputyHeadmistress "DHM" said,
Wrote on August 26, 2011 @ 3:36 pm
If You Have Children, You Must Read This Book,
I appreciated the valuable information about brain development, how children learn, how we can help them, what real education and learning are all about, and the things we do that hinder brain development.
I assigned it to my teens for part of the homeschooling program, and they enjoyed it so much they recommend it to friends, too.
Jane Healy writes well, and she makes a lot of sense. Reading this book also helped us understand why one of our children has some of the learning issues she has. I just can’t recommend it highly enough.
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|NYer family said,
Wrote on August 26, 2011 @ 3:38 pm
Essential reading for parents of young children,
This literally spells out what’s going on in those little brains. Full of great advice on parenting and supporting young learners–and letting your child show YOU how they need to learn. I wish there’d been a bit more about the developing adolescent brain. You can’t start reading this book too early.
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|Avid Learner said,
Wrote on August 26, 2011 @ 4:10 pm
Excellent book!,
After enjoying Endangered Minds years ago as part of a developmental psychology class, I am now a parent myself and was anxious to read this book. I feel this book provides accessible neuroscience for caregivers who want to understand how brain development progresses and what a growing mind NEEDS as it matures. Ms. Healy provides a lot of practical information and tips, based on research and her experience as a learning specialist, for what we can do to provide the best environment and stimuli for our children’s learning at the various stages. For instance, my husband now understands that our baby needs lots of physical and sensory play at this stage of his life – his brain simply isn’t ready to “read” or participate in the type of learning that some programs advocate to help one’s child get a leg-up on schooling. I would recommend this book to anyone who participates in the care of children. Enjoy!
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