Rent Your Child's Growing Mind: Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence

Synopsis

Hailed as an instant classic when first published in 1987, YOUR CHILD'S GROWING MIND is a must-read for parents and teachers who want to understand the vital relationship between brain development and learning and behavior. In clear, easy-to-understand language, Jane Healy explains what the latest brain research tells us about how children develop language and memory, evolve emotionally, and learn the skills necessary for reading, writing and arithmetic. Along the way, she gives practical suggestions for supporting children's thinking at different ages and stages of brain development, and for coping with different learning styles at every age.
Revised and updated to make it more relevant than ever, YOUR CHILD'S GROWING MIND offers expert advice from a wise educator on such topics as the best ways to teach reading, how to motivate disinterested students, the benefits of computer learning--as well as the harm it can do--attention deficit disorder, and the role of imagination and creativity in a technological age.
Engaging and parent-friendly, yet scientific enough to be used as a textbook in child development and education classes, YOUR CHILD'S GROWING MIND equips parents and educators with the information they need to make wise, confident decisions about how best to develop each child's unique pattern of abilities.

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