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The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind  Cover Image Book Book

The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind / Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

Summary:

The authors explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures, along with advice on how to put this information to work in raising happier, calmer children.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553386691 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Bantam Books trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2012.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Parenting with the brain in mind -- Two brains are better than one : integrating the left and the right -- Building the staircase of the mind : integrating the upstairs and downstaris brain -- Kill the butterflies! : integrating memory for growth and healing -- United States of Me : integrating the many parts of the self -- Me-we connection : integrating self and other.
Subject: Parenting.
Child development.
Child rearing.

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, the founding co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Siegel is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestsellers Brainstorm, Mind, and, with Tina Payne Bryson, The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline. He is also the author of the bestsellers Mindsight and, with Mary Hartzell, Parenting from the Inside Out. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, with welcome visits from their adult son and daughter.

Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., is a pediatric and adolescent psychotherapist, parenting consultant, and the director of parenting education and development for the Mindsight Institute. A frequent lecturer to parents, educators, and professionals, she lives near Los Angeles with her husband and three children.


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