The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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The Whole Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., offers twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. It is an excellent resource to help parents understand how a child’s brain develops and functions, and how they can help their child learn how to handle and respond to different experiences and challenges.

Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain's affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension. Felt more than a bit pseudoscientific or at least just kind of "eugh, dumb pop psychology" for a book theoretically by scientists. Rezumatele de la sfârșitul fiecărui capitol sunt utile și explică și mai simplist ideile discutate, așadar, mai ai încă o șansă să intelegi și mai bine ce vor să îți transmită autorii. If you're looking for a first parenting book, then this is it. Go for it. Very clear narration, great points and easy to follow. Examples help a lot and repeats some points many times so it's a bit easier to remember.We can "let the clouds of emotion roll by." Just as clouds come and go, so do feelings. This way, children can learn that they're not their feelings. The difference between saying "I am lonely" and "I feel lonely right now," allows them to understand the difference between a temporary state and a permanent trait. Feelings are like the weather. They're real, but they come and go. Written by a neuropsychiatrist (Daniel J. Siegel) and a parenting expert (Tina Payne Bryson), The Whole-Brain Child explores how a child’s brain functions and matures. It explains why young children do not act like adults and why they can appear to be out of control.

The Whole Brain Child” is a guidebook for parents to understanding their children’s minds. About Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson Their premise is that these twelve strategies help “integrate” children’s brains, that is, “coordinate[] and balance[] the separate regions of the brain” so as to optimize mental health. Using the image of a child inside a canoe floating down a river, they explain that veering close to the bank of chaos leaves the kid feeling too out of control to relax whereas drifting close to the bank of rigidity makes the kid too rigid to function ideally (instead “imposing control on everything and everyone”). “By helping our kids connect left [brain] and right [brain]” - as well as their “upstairs” and “downstairs” brains and implicit and explicit memories - “we give them a better chance of [finding] . . . harmonious flow between the[] two extremes,” which in turn will minimize tantrums and other results of “dis-integration.” Of course, they warn, the results won’t be perfect both because we should expect imperfection in ourselves as parents and because kids are biologically unable to always “be rational, regulate their emotions, make good decisions, think before acting, and be empathetic.” On the one hand, at the end of every chapter, there is a real life problem with the real life actions parent should try to take. That's the good part. We're the experts on our kids, yet we generally know very little about how their brains work and, more importantly, how we can support their developing brains. I truly enjoy listening to your books they have really began to help me become the mother I want to be for my children.strategies that help parents identify their own discipline philosophy—and master the best methods to communicate the lessons they are trying to impart

In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation, explaining the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. The “upstairs brain,” which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. No wonder kids can seem—and feel—so out of control. By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child’s brain and foster vital growth. Raise calmer, happier children using twelve key strategies, includingAre you a frazzled parent, juggling demands, fighting over unfinished homework, and refereeing sibling fights? Or are you constantly comparing yourself unfavorably to the super-parents you know, the ones on the PTA who cook like a dream and never get irritated with their children? Sometimes it feels like we're just trying to survive as parents, when what we really want is for our families to thrive. This erudite, tender, and funny book is filled with fresh ideas based on the latest neuroscience research. I urge all parents who want kind, happy, and emotionally healthy kids to read The Whole-Brain Child. This is my new baby gift.” —Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Opheliaand The Shelter of Each Other Solely read this one because I love my job of working with kids as a speech-language pathologist. 🗣️ I also loveee science, especially when it pertains to children. 🫶

However if you've already listened to 2+ of parenting books, then it probably doesn't have that much novel information for you. Still great to reiterate and all, but if you've had a few, then it doesn't add much. It's just overall better than others of its kind out there, but most of the content is same/similar Awalnya saya mengira buku ini bersifat lebih universal seperti “The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read”, namun ternyata buku ini lebih menyasar audiens-audiens spesifik seperti orang tua, caregiver, atau guru 😂 Meskipun demikian, I find this book enjoyable too!

facts on brain development—and what kind of discipline is most appropriate and constructive at all ages and stages Whole-Brain Strategy #7: Remember to Remember: Making Recollection a Part of Your Family’s Daily Life