The Yes Brain Child: Help Your Child be More Resilient, Independent and Creative
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- Author：Daniel J. Siegel
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Summary
FROM THE BESTSELLING PARENTING EXPERTS BEHIND THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD COMES A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PLAN FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT AND RESILIENT。
‘This unique book shows us how to help our children embrace life with all of its challenges。 It’s a treasure chest of parenting insights and techniques’
CAROL DWECK， bestselling author of Mindset
Children can often act out or shut down when faced with a setback or a tricky issue like homework， food or screen time。 This is what acclaimed parenting experts Dr Siegel and Dr Bryson call the ‘No Brain’ response。 But you can help your child develop the ability to cope， solve their own problems and thrive by nurturing their ‘Yes Brain’。
Drawing on their successful work with thousands of parents and children from all backgrounds， Dr Siegel and Dr Bryson provide the advice， tools and activities to help parents with children of all ages。
This is what the ‘Yes Brain’ approach looks like in action:
*A 5-year-old boy thinks about his first day at school and says， ‘I’m nervous but I’ll give it a try。’
*An 8 year-old girl says， ‘I’d like to join the football team， even though none of my friends like football。’
*A 14 year-old boy looks at a test he’s earned a D- for and says， ‘That’s not the mark I wanted but it’s not the end of the world。 I’ll ask the teacher how I can improve。’
‘This unique book shows us how to help our children embrace life with all of its challenges。 It’s a treasure chest of parenting insights and techniques’
CAROL DWECK， bestselling author of Mindset
Children can often act out or shut down when faced with a setback or a tricky issue like homework， food or screen time。 This is what acclaimed parenting experts Dr Siegel and Dr Bryson call the ‘No Brain’ response。 But you can help your child develop the ability to cope， solve their own problems and thrive by nurturing their ‘Yes Brain’。
Drawing on their successful work with thousands of parents and children from all backgrounds， Dr Siegel and Dr Bryson provide the advice， tools and activities to help parents with children of all ages。
This is what the ‘Yes Brain’ approach looks like in action:
*A 5-year-old boy thinks about his first day at school and says， ‘I’m nervous but I’ll give it a try。’
*An 8 year-old girl says， ‘I’d like to join the football team， even though none of my friends like football。’
*A 14 year-old boy looks at a test he’s earned a D- for and says， ‘That’s not the mark I wanted but it’s not the end of the world。 I’ll ask the teacher how I can improve。’
Reviews
Andrea Samorini
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___________________________________FROM BOOK: Scuola di Psicologia （Luca Mazzucchelli， Laura Pirotta） ___________________________________FROM BOOK: Scuola di Psicologia （Luca Mazzucchelli， Laura Pirotta） 。。。more
Jo Bartlett
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I wish I'd read this 10 years ago when my kids were younger （I don't think it was published then）。What I took from it now， though， is that I can still help them as teens to develop their Yes brains， and maybe I haven't done a completely terrible job up to this point。 I wish I'd read this 10 years ago when my kids were younger （I don't think it was published then）。What I took from it now， though， is that I can still help them as teens to develop their Yes brains， and maybe I haven't done a completely terrible job up to this point。 。。。more
Joann Nhan noi
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Success can be defined by seeking to be one's authentic self。 Success can be defined by seeking to be one's authentic self。 。。。more
Amyleigh
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Much wisdom offered here。
Sarah Hunt
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Interesting ideas for parenting and promoting resiliency in children。 Even had me thinking about the way I face and react toward challenges myself。
Stevie Ekkelkamp
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While I don't have kids， I love Siegel's ability to create simple illustrations for complex brains processes。 This book shows how much we are hindered or supported in our ability to process emotions at a young age。 With lots of tips and education around how our brains develop， I found it very helpful in recognizing how my own childhood created reinforcements for how I process emotions today as an adult。 While I don't have kids， I love Siegel's ability to create simple illustrations for complex brains processes。 This book shows how much we are hindered or supported in our ability to process emotions at a young age。 With lots of tips and education around how our brains develop， I found it very helpful in recognizing how my own childhood created reinforcements for how I process emotions today as an adult。 。。。more
Riley Lewis
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Quick read about letting kids develop their brain by the coaching them through life’s natural Yes Brain experiences instead of over structured robotic no brain experiences。 Yes brain children have 4 characteristics: balance， insight， empathy and resilience。 Helping kids not be over scheduled and instead focusing on free play （balance）， helping them be able to remove themselves from situations to consider their own feelings （insight） and the feelings of others （empathy）， and allowing them to stru Quick read about letting kids develop their brain by the coaching them through life’s natural Yes Brain experiences instead of over structured robotic no brain experiences。 Yes brain children have 4 characteristics: balance， insight， empathy and resilience。 Helping kids not be over scheduled and instead focusing on free play （balance）， helping them be able to remove themselves from situations to consider their own feelings （insight） and the feelings of others （empathy）， and allowing them to struggle through obstacles instead of saving them （resilience） are the basics of yes brain parenting。 Only criticism is the book includes too much psychology。 I’m not as interested in the boring names for parts of the brain as I am in how I can help my kids find fulfillment in life。 。。。more
Liz Kazandzhy
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I loved this book， just as I've loved other books by these authors （The Whole Brain Child， No-Drama Discipline）。My greatest takeaway was the concept of the green zone （happy， calm）， blue zone （sad）， and red zone （mad）。 I taught my kids about it （ages 5 and 3）， and now we regularly refer to it， which really helps all of us emotionally。Anyway， I'm grateful for this fabulous book， and I'm definitely gonna keep reading whatever these authors write！ I loved this book， just as I've loved other books by these authors （The Whole Brain Child， No-Drama Discipline）。My greatest takeaway was the concept of the green zone （happy， calm）， blue zone （sad）， and red zone （mad）。 I taught my kids about it （ages 5 and 3）， and now we regularly refer to it， which really helps all of us emotionally。Anyway， I'm grateful for this fabulous book， and I'm definitely gonna keep reading whatever these authors write！ 。。。more
Michelle
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A lot of great ideas about how to teach your kids resilience and give them the coping skills to get through life。 Definitely important to read no matter the age of your child。
Junaid
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Jaclyn
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I feel this book helps set a really great foundation on dealing with potential child tantrums。 I feel better prepared for these after reading this book！
Cole Schoolland
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Excellent read for all parents。
Sam Beal
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This book may have been better suited as a long blog post。 The section on emotional regulation was enlightening。 I see the value of building a relationship with your emotions， with an end goal of increasing resilience。 The better you know them， the less likely you'll be overwhelmed when you experience them。 This book may have been better suited as a long blog post。 The section on emotional regulation was enlightening。 I see the value of building a relationship with your emotions， with an end goal of increasing resilience。 The better you know them， the less likely you'll be overwhelmed when you experience them。 。。。more
Brianne
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My daughter is two， and I will definitely be rereading as she gets older to remember all the good advice。 I am also going to look into their other books for discipline etc。。
Abbey
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Love Daniel Siegel's work and loved this book of his with Tina Payne Bryson！ Love Daniel Siegel's work and loved this book of his with Tina Payne Bryson！ 。。。more
Kimberly
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It's a decent parenting book。。。I'm just burned out on parenting books。 I still pick them up to listen to， but I can't say I super enjoy any of them。 🤷♀️ It's a decent parenting book。。。I'm just burned out on parenting books。 I still pick them up to listen to， but I can't say I super enjoy any of them。 🤷♀️ 。。。more
Kelly
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This was interesting but didn't add much to what I already knew （maybe that's more a reflection of what I've read before than the book）。 I did appreciate the short cartoons at the end of each chapter intended to be shared with your kids to discuss the main ideas。 This was interesting but didn't add much to what I already knew （maybe that's more a reflection of what I've read before than the book）。 I did appreciate the short cartoons at the end of each chapter intended to be shared with your kids to discuss the main ideas。 。。。more
javier
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This book had a lot of great insights about how you and your children think。 I think I only retained 10% and will need to re-read this。
Rachel
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I would actually give this 3。5， but I think if I wasn't already following Dr Becky of Good Inside， I probably wouldn't already know half the tricks。 I would actually give this 3。5， but I think if I wasn't already following Dr Becky of Good Inside， I probably wouldn't already know half the tricks。 。。。more
Jill
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I love the science behind the practices and practical applications you can use in your family。 We've been practicing some of the mindful strategies and applying them when necessary。 I love the science behind the practices and practical applications you can use in your family。 We've been practicing some of the mindful strategies and applying them when necessary。 。。。more
Brent Latimer
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Good book but I feel it may overlap too much with Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline by the same authors。
Stephanie
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This book was full of good stuff but seemed a little too overwhelming to someone like me who seems to be stuck with a no brain。
Kyly
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I really enjoyed this parenting book！ It wasn’t preachy at all， just helpful and practical advise for myself as well as my children。 Can’t wait to read more by these authors！
Christopher Pope
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Short and sweet and really practical。 This seems like a nice culmination of the authors' works in The Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline。 It takes that same approach to essentially be your child's therapist to a really practical level in this book， particularly for older children and teens。 I'll definitely revisit these in a few years when I have children that are in the age range where these tools will be most effective （though this is still relevant for those with young children because Short and sweet and really practical。 This seems like a nice culmination of the authors' works in The Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline。 It takes that same approach to essentially be your child's therapist to a really practical level in this book， particularly for older children and teens。 I'll definitely revisit these in a few years when I have children that are in the age range where these tools will be most effective （though this is still relevant for those with young children because it talks a lot about the tone parents must take through your kids' lives）。 。。。more
Hannah Honeybun
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I really enjoy these guys approach to parenting and the scientific knowledge behind their methods。 This book was a little long winded in sections and could have been a lot better if condensed。 I loved the diagrams and cartoons for the kids to read。 The information was fantastic as always。
Melissa McCrackin
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I love the simple approach this writing duo have for making the neuroscience of the brain so relatable and accessible in relation to child behavior。 There's nothing like understanding what's actually going on to make any situation easier to handle。 I love that these concepts are easily applied and help both the parental behavior as well as child behavior and development。 I love the simple approach this writing duo have for making the neuroscience of the brain so relatable and accessible in relation to child behavior。 There's nothing like understanding what's actually going on to make any situation easier to handle。 I love that these concepts are easily applied and help both the parental behavior as well as child behavior and development。 。。。more
Ashley
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I really liked this book， and felt it gave a lot of perspective in broadly thinking about how my child may be thinking and responding to their “red zone” brain。 I’ve also found myself using some of these tactics to identify when -I’m- disregulated， so I can help my child the best I can。I will say that I wasn’t a fan of how the book was organized， and this may be a personal preference。 I feel it would have been better by giving the list of regulating strategies at the beginning of the book （like I really liked this book， and felt it gave a lot of perspective in broadly thinking about how my child may be thinking and responding to their “red zone” brain。 I’ve also found myself using some of these tactics to identify when -I’m- disregulated， so I can help my child the best I can。I will say that I wasn’t a fan of how the book was organized， and this may be a personal preference。 I feel it would have been better by giving the list of regulating strategies at the beginning of the book （like a preview， instead of in the last 1hr and 40min of the audiobook） and then have each chapter dedicated to a strategy or two。 But perhaps this was a test of the authors， to the audience， of how well they regulate， lol？I also wanted to say that my husband and I started with “No Drama Discipline” in the authors’ series of parenting books， and just felt it didn’t fit （we found it hard to interpret the principles to our then 1。5 year old…they are now almost 3 years old）。 However， I think The Yes Brain is better suited for toddlers because a lot of stuff is coming online in their brains， and awareness is just being noticed， making big feelings a daily offender of stress for us。 If you are starting with this series， I think I would recommend ppl to chronologically start here。 。。。more
Andres Augusto Jacome Lobo
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Excellent。 It changes your mind It's a great book。 It gives you tools for being a better parent and recognize the beautiful son you have。 Excellent。 It changes your mind It's a great book。 It gives you tools for being a better parent and recognize the beautiful son you have。 。。。more
Hirdesh
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Wow ！！It's a fantastic guide to know child-psychology and how to uplift the future of world。。Though being single， I felt glad to read it。 Highly Recommended to parents ！！！•Yes BrainoFlexible， curious， resilient， willing to try new things and even make mistakes。oOpen to the world and relationships， helping us relate to others and understand ourselves。oDevelops an internal compass and leads to true success because it prioritizes the inner world of a child and looks for ways to challenge the child’ Wow ！！It's a fantastic guide to know child-psychology and how to uplift the future of world。。Though being single， I felt glad to read it。 Highly Recommended to parents ！！！•Yes BrainoFlexible， curious， resilient， willing to try new things and even make mistakes。oOpen to the world and relationships， helping us relate to others and understand ourselves。oDevelops an internal compass and leads to true success because it prioritizes the inner world of a child and looks for ways to challenge the child’s whole brain to reach its potential。•No BrainoReactive and fearful， rigid and shut-down， worrying that it might make a mistake。oTends to focus on external achievement and goals， not on internal effort and exploration。oMight lead to gold stars and external success， but does so by rigidly adhering to convention and the status quo and becoming good at pleasing others， to the detriment of curiosity and joy。The Four Fundamentals of the Yes Brain•Balance: a skill to be learned that creates emotional stability and regulation of the body and brainoLeads to the green zone， where kids feel calm and in control of their bodies and decisions。oWhen kids are upset they may leave the green zone and enter the revved-up， chaotic red zone， or the shut-down， rigid blue zone。oParents can create balance by finding the “integration sweet spot。” Balance comes from being appropriately differentiated and linked。oBalance Strategy #1: Maximize the ZZZ’s—provide enough sleep。oBalance Strategy #2: Serve a Healthy Mind Platter—balance the family’s schedule。•Resilience: a state of resourcefulness that lets us move through challenges with strength and clarityoShort-term goal: Balance （getting back in the green zone）。 Long-term goal: Resilience （expanding the green zone）。 Both goals lead to the ability to bounce back from adversity。oBehavior is communication， so instead of focusing solely on extinguishing problematic behavior， listen to the message， then build skills。oSometimes kids need pushin’， and sometimes they need cushion。oResilience Strategy #1: Shower your kids with the four S’s—help them feel safe， seen， soothed， and secure。oResilience Strategy #2: Teach mindsight skills—show kids how to shift their perspectives so they are not victims to their emotions and circumstances。•Insight: the ability to look within and understand ourselves， then use what we learn to make good decisions and be more in control of our livesoThe observer and the observed: be the spectator observing the player on the field。oThe power is in the pause that lets us choose how we respond to a situation。oInsight Strategy #1: Reframe pain—ask kids， “Which struggle do you prefer？”oInsight Strategy #2: Avoid the Red Volcano eruption—teach kids to pause before erupting。•Empathy: the perspective that allows us to keep in mind that each of us is not only a “me，” but part of an interconnected “we” as welloLike the other skills， empathy can be learned through daily interactions and experiences。oIt’s about understanding the perspective of another， as well as caring enough to take action to make things better。oEmpathy Strategy #1: Fine-tune the “empathy radar”—activate the social engagement system。oEmpathy Strategy #2: Establish a language of empathy—provide a vocabulary that communicates care。oEmpathy Strategy #3: Expand the circle of concern—increase kids’ awareness of people outside their most intimate connections 。。。more
Brittany
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