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Brain rules for baby how to raise a smart and happy child from zero to five

The best-selling author of Brain Rules extends his popular plan to infants, sharing what the latest science says about raising smart and happy children, in a book that includes such advice as: TV is harmful for children under 2, the best predictor of academic performance is a child's level of s...

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Main Author: Medina, John, 1956- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Seattle, WA : Pear Press, [2014]
Edition: Second edition, updated and expanded edition.
Subjects:
Child rearing.
Parenting.
Infants > Development.
Child development.
Brain > Development.
Summary: The best-selling author of Brain Rules extends his popular plan to infants, sharing what the latest science says about raising smart and happy children, in a book that includes such advice as: TV is harmful for children under 2, the best predictor of academic performance is a child's level of self-control, praising effort is better than praising intelligence and much more. --Publishers description.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780983263388
0983263388
Author Notes: John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist, has a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organizes information. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School -- a provocative book that takes on the way our schools and work environments are designed. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two boys.

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