Welcome to Your Childs Brain, Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.
Welcome to Your Childs Brain, Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.
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Welcome to Your Child's Brain
How the Mind Grows from Conception to College

Author: Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D., Sam Wang, Ph.D.

Narrator: Pete Larkin

Unabridged: 9 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/14/2011


Synopsis

How children think is one of the most enduring mysteries—and
difficulties—encountered by parents. In an effort to raise our children smarter, happier, stronger, and better, parents will try almost
anything, from vitamins to toys to DVDs. But how can we tell marketing from real science? And what really goes through your kid's growing mind—as an infant, in school, and during adolescence?

Neuroscientists Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang (who is also a parent) explain the facets and functions of the developing brain, discussing
salient subjects such as sleep problems, language learning, gender differences, and autism. They dispel common myths about important subjects such as the value of educational videos for babies, the meaning of ADHD in the classroom, and the best predictor of academic success (hint: It's not IQ). Most of all, this book helps you know when to worry, how to respond, and, most important, when to relax.

Welcome to Your Child's Brain upends myths and misinformation
with practical advice, surprising revelations, and real, reliable
science. It's essential reading for parents of children of any age, from infancy well into their teens.

About Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D.

Sandra Aamodt, PhD, is coauthor of Welcome to Your Brain and the former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience, the leading scientific journal in the field of brain research. During her career, she has read over 5000 neuroscience papers, given lectures at many universities, and attended over forty scientific meetings in ten countries. Her science writing has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, El Mundo, and the Times of London. She lives in Northern California with her husband, one cat, and three chickens.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on November 22, 2015

(4.0) Good stuff, fairly well researched, more actionable and less nerdy than What's Going on in There If interested, strongly recommend What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life, which I thought was even better...though more nerdy and more focused on......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 26, 2019

Not what I was expecting! I don't think this should at all be a parenting book, but at the same time, I'm not sure who the audience is. Some things were interesting, but I also felt the facts weren't new. The book was also a bit unorganized. it also took me FOREVER to read- just couldn't find the mo......more

Goodreads review by Nick on August 12, 2015

A very useful book, written in a down-to-earth style to maximise its practical use to parents, but with a fair amount of neuroscientific explanation for those who are interested. It challenges myths such as the presumed link between breastfeeding and IQ, the notion that listening to Mozart makes bab......more

Goodreads review by Siim on September 22, 2016

This is the perfect kind of child-rearing book. The authors provide down-to-earth advice backed by a background of having read (it seems) most of the studies on raising healthy babies and toddlers. Some things that are etched into my mind: 1) Relax, you have less influence than you think. Unless you p......more

Goodreads review by Cyril on November 09, 2011

Did you know children are less likely to be nearsighted the more they play outside? That violent video games have some benefit? That breast-feeding really has no impact on intelligence? This book comes to these and other conclusions by reviewing the science of the neural development of children. The......more