Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five.

Inhis"NewYorkTimes"bestseller,"BrainRules",JohnMedinashowedushowourbrainsreallywork.Now,in"BrainRulesforBaby",herevealswhatthelatestsciencesaysabouthowtoraisesmartandhappychildren.Itwillbeamust-readforeveryparent.What'sthesinglemostimportantthingyoucandoduringpregnancy?WhatdoeswatchingTVdotoachild'sbrain?What'sthebestwaytohandletempertantrums?Scientistsknow.Inhis"NewYorkTimes"bestseller"BrainRules",Dr.JohnMedinashowedushowourbrainsreallywork-andwhyweoughttoredesignourworkplacesandschools.Now,in"BrainRulesforBaby",heshareswhatthelatestsciencesaysabouthowtoraisesmartandhappychildrenfromzerotofive.Thisbookisdestinedtorevolutionizeparenting.Justoneofthesurprises:Thebestwaytogetyourchildrenintothecollegeoftheirchoice?Teachthemimpulsecontrol."BrainRulesforBaby"bridgesthegapbetweenwhatscientistsknowandwhatparentspractice.Throughfascinatingandfunnystories,Medina,adevelopmentalmolecularbiologistanddad,itunravelshowachild'sbraindevelops-andwhatyoucandotooptimizeit.Youwillviewyourchildren-andhowtoraisethem-inawholenewlight.You'lllearn:wherenatureendsandnurturebegins;whymenshoulddomorehouseholdchores;and,whatyoudowhenemotionsrunhotaffectshowyourbabyturnsout,becausebabiesneedtofeelsafeaboveall.TVisharmfulforchildrenunder2.Yourchild'sabilitytorelatetootherspredictsherfuturemathperformance.Smartandhappyareinseparable.Pursuingyourchild'sintellectualsuccessattheexpenseofhishappinessachievesneither.Praisingeffortisbetterthanpraisingintelligence.