Welcome to your child's brain how the mind grows from conception to college
Record details
- ISBN: 9781608197408 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1608197409 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource (xxii, 314 p.) : ill. - Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Meet your child's brain. The five hidden talents of your baby's brain ; In the beginning : prenatal development ; Baby, you were born to learn ; Beyond nature versus nurture -- Growing through a stage. Once in a lifetime : sensitive periods ; Born linguists ; Beautiful dreamer ; It's a girl! : gender differences ; Adolescence : it's not just about sex -- Start making sense. Learning to see ; Connect with your baby through hearing and touch ; Eat dessert first : flavor preferences -- The serious business of play. The best gift you can give : self-control ; Playing for keeps ; Moving the body and brain along -- Electronic entertainment and the multitasking myth -- Your child as an individual. Nice to meet you : temperament ; Emotions in the driver's seat ; Empathy and theory of mind ; Playing nicely with others -- Your child's brain at school. Starting to write the life story ; Learning to solve problems ; Take it from the top : music ; Go figure : learning about math ; The many roads to reading -- Bumps in the road. Hang in there, baby : stress and resilience ; Mind-blindness : autism ; Old genes meet the modern world : ADHD ; Catch your child being good : behavior modification ; A tough road to travel : growing up in poverty. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Child development Brain -- Growth Neurophysiology Parenthood SCIENCE / General FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Child Development |
Genre: | Electronic books. |