Parent nation unlocking every child's potential, fulfilling society's promise

"World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development-and how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill their p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Suskind, Dana (Author), Denworth, Lydia, 1966- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Dutton, [2022]
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:"World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development-and how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential"--
Physical Description:viii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780593185605
0593185609
Author Notes:Dana Suskind, MD , is founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago.Dr. Suskind is the author of over forty-five scientific publications and Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain . She is a member of the American Academic of Pediatrics and a fellow for the Council on Early Childhood. Her work has been profiled by numerous media outlets, including The New York Times , The Economist , Forbes , NPR, and Freakonomics .

Lydia Denworth is an award-winning science writer and a contributing editor at Scientific American. She is theauthor of several books of popular science including Friendship: The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond and I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey Through the Science of Sound and Language .