In this pioneering, practical book for parents, neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explain the new science of how a child”s brain is wired and how it matures.
Different parts of a child”s brain develop at different speeds and understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child”s brain and raise calmer, happier children.
Featuring clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child,
The Whole-Brain Child will help your children to lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives using twelve key strategies, including:
Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain”s affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension.Engage, Don”t Enrage: