Brain Rules for Baby : How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five By Medina, John Publisher : Pear Pr Published Date : 2010/10 Binding : Hardcover ISBN : 9780979777752 BookWeb Price : A$ 36.08 Kinokuniya Card Member Price : A$ 32.47 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 3 weeks. Language : English

 
brain rules                                        i
introduction                                       1  (18)
  Parenting is about brain development
  The importance of being selective about
  science
  Why do we need parents, anyway?
  Five inescapable questions
pregnancy                                          19 (36)
  Four things that improve a baby's brain
  development
  Electronic gadgets: Forget'em
  Is morning sickness a good thing?
  When your baby can hear your voice, sense
  your touch
  The effects of severe stress on morn and baby
relationship                                       55 (34)
  Bundle of joy? Yes, but...
  What happens to marriages in the transition
  to parenthood
  The four biggest reasons you'll fight
  Guys, get out the vacuum cleaner
  Two steps to a relationship that's good for
  baby
smart baby: seeds                                  89 (32)
  8,000 neurons per second!
  What's better than IQ
  The brain cannot learn unless it feels safe
  What does "smart" mean?
  Seven types of intelligence
  Every brain is wired differently
smart baby: soil                                   121(38)
  The best kind of playroom
  Talking to your child improves IQ
  How to raise cognition scores by 50%
  TV before age 2
  The harm in hyper-parenting
happy baby: seeds                                  159(30)
  Could happiness be genetic?
  Where emotions happen in the brain
  Magical mirror neurons
  Emotions and logic are not as separate as you
  think
happy baby: soil                                   189(30)
  The secret to happiness
  Using empathy to calm your child's nerves
  The one parenting style that works
moral baby                                         219(34)
  Are babies born moral?
  The three-legged stool of discipline
  Kids lie a lot (every two hours, by age 4)
  Explaining your rules
conclusion                                         253(8)
practical tips                                     261(16)
acknowledgements                                   277(2)
index                                              279