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

Theclassicguidetounderstandingchildren’smentaldevelopmentisnowupdatedandbetterthanever!Hailedbyparentsandeducators,YourChild’sGrowingMindisawindowintothefascinatingprocessofbraindevelopmentandlearning.Itlooksattherootsofemotion,intelligence,andcreativity,translatingthemostcurrentscientificresearchintopracticalsuggestionsforparentsandteachers.Dr.Healyalsoaddressesacademiclearning,offeringcountlesssuggestionsforhowparentscanhelpwithoutpushing.Sheexplainsthebuildingblocksofreading,writing,spelling,andmathematicsandshowshowtohelpyoungstersofallagesdevelopmotivation,attention,criticalthinking,andproblem-solvingskills.Usingthescienceofchildhooddevelopment,shealsoexaminestoday’shotissues,includinglearningdisabilities,ADHD,influencesofelectronicmedia,andthehazardsofforcedearlylearning.Frominfancytoadolescence,thisistheperfectguidetohelpingandenjoyingayoungster’smental,personal,andacademicgrowth.