The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, The
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- Author：Daniel J. Siegel
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Summary
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store。 Your preschooler refuses to get dressed。 Your 11-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field。 Do children conspire to make their parents' lives endlessly challenging？ No - it's just their developing brain calling the shots！ In this pioneering， practical book， Daniel J。 Siegel， neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight， and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation， explaining the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures。 The 'upstairs brain'， which makes decisions and balances emotions， is under construction until the mid-20s。 And especially in young children， the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain。 By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting， you can turn any outburst， argument， or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain and foster vital growth。 With clear explanations， age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles， and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child， The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced， meaningful， and connected lives。 'Siegel and Bryson have created a masterful， reader-friendly guide to helping children grow their emotional intelligence。 This brilliant method transforms everyday interactions into valuable brain-shaping moments。 Anyone who cares for children - or who loves a child - should read The Whole-Brain Child。 ' Daniel Goleman， author of Emotional IntelligenceAuthor BiographyDaniel J。 Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and is a practicing child， adolescent， and adult psychiatrist and clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine。 There， he is a co-investigator at the Center for Culture， Brain， and Development and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center。
Reviews
Carrie Froese
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This is a great book for parents with children of all ages to keep by their bedside。 It emphasizes the importance of addressing the feelings of the child but also going back to revisit expectations for the child。 By explaining the process of integration of new information by the brain， it will help parents to set aside harsh and punitive measures while utilizing a number of suggestions and scripts in the book。
Yasminmagdy
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As a new parent the book has some easy to follow advice on how to bring discipline and insight to a child's brain。 Would be better for older kids though （about 4 or so ）。As an anxious person， some of the techniques used for the kids maybe quiet useful to use to calm yourself down as an adult。 As a new parent the book has some easy to follow advice on how to bring discipline and insight to a child's brain。 Would be better for older kids though （about 4 or so ）。As an anxious person， some of the techniques used for the kids maybe quiet useful to use to calm yourself down as an adult。 。。。more
Oula Hope
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What I like about this book is that it makes it much easier for you to make sense of your children's behaviour by explaining the role integration plays。 This helps you to alleviate a lot of stress and anxiety and gives you the tools to help your children in their journey to thrive。 What I like about this book is that it makes it much easier for you to make sense of your children's behaviour by explaining the role integration plays。 This helps you to alleviate a lot of stress and anxiety and gives you the tools to help your children in their journey to thrive。 。。。more
Cassandra
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A good guide to teaching empathy and reframing conflict with children。 The book focused a lot on older children， so I would be interested in reading more about all of the strategies mentioned applied to toddlers。 Overall glad I read but still seeking out more hands on tips。
Ilias Avramidis
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Το "Τι συμβαίνει στον εγκέφαλό του" μιλάει στον αναγνώστη με όρους νευροεπιστήμης και επιστήμης του εγκεφάλου "μεταφρασμένους" όμως σε μια απλή γλώσσα ώστε να γίνει κατανοητή από τον μέσο γονέα。 Το βιβλίο δεν δίνει απλά συμβουλές για το πως μπορείς να χειριστείς μια κατάσταση， αλλά εξηγεί το γιατί είναι το καλύτερο να την χειριστείς έτσι， και όπως λέει και ο τίτλος， τι συμβαίνει στον εγκέφαλο του παιδιού όταν αντιδράει με συγκεκριμένους τρόπους ή όταν νιώθει συγκεκριμένα συναισθήματα。 Είναι ένα Το "Τι συμβαίνει στον εγκέφαλό του" μιλάει στον αναγνώστη με όρους νευροεπιστήμης και επιστήμης του εγκεφάλου "μεταφρασμένους" όμως σε μια απλή γλώσσα ώστε να γίνει κατανοητή από τον μέσο γονέα。 Το βιβλίο δεν δίνει απλά συμβουλές για το πως μπορείς να χειριστείς μια κατάσταση， αλλά εξηγεί το γιατί είναι το καλύτερο να την χειριστείς έτσι， και όπως λέει και ο τίτλος， τι συμβαίνει στον εγκέφαλο του παιδιού όταν αντιδράει με συγκεκριμένους τρόπους ή όταν νιώθει συγκεκριμένα συναισθήματα。 Είναι ένα ευκολοδιάβαστο βιβλίο ενσυναίσθησης αλλά και ισορροπίας συναισθημάτων， από το οποίο κέρδισα και σαν γονέας αλλά και προσωπικά σαν άτομο。 Είδα τις στρατηγικές εγκεφαλικής απαρτίωσης που περιγράφει να έχουν άμεσα θετική δράση στη σχέση μου με τον τετράχρονο γιο μου， αλλά έμαθα και γιατί ακριβώς λειτουργούν κάποιες άλλες που ενστικτωδώς χρησιμοποιούσα πριν διαβάσω το βιβλίο。 Αν και οι στρατηγικές είναι μετρημένες στα δάχτυλα και το βιβλίο έχει πολύ πρακτική δομή στο να ανατρέξεις σε κάποιο κεφάλαιο ξανά， ο πίνακας στο τέλος του βιβλίου ο οποίος είναι και χωρισμένος ανά ηλικιακή ομάδα το κάνει ακόμα πιο εύχρηστο。 Αν αναλογιστεί κανείς το πόσο λίγες γνώσεις είχε η ανθρωπότητα στον τομέα της συγκεκριμένης επιστήμης πριν μισό αιώνα και το πόσο διαθέσιμη είναι η γνώση σήμερα， μπορεί μόνο ευγνωμοσύνη να νιώσει。 Από τον επίλογο του βιβλίου και τις ευχαριστίες， πέρα από την μεγάλη λίστα ανθρώπων που δούλεψαν για μπορέσουμε να κρατήσουμε ένα τέτοιο βιβλίο στα χέρια μας， κρατάω την ευχαριστία προς τα παιδιά μας， που "είναι οι καλύτεροι μας δάσκαλοι， και που η αγάπη τους και το παιχνίδι τους， το συναίσθημα και η αφοσίωση τους μας εμπνέουν με τρόπους που οι λέξεις αδυνατούν να περιγράψουν。 Τους ευχαριστούμε από τα βάθη της καρδιάς μας για την ευκαιρία να είμαστε γονείς στην διαδρομή μας σε αυτήν τη ζωή。。" 。。。more
Brandon Webb
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AmazingWonderful book to truly learn how to be a better parent。 I would recommend to all parents throughout the world
Sara
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This was very informative and helpful in ways to help my daughter see things from different perspectives。 She might be too young for some of these suggestions， but I think I will read this again later。 One of the better parenting books I’ve read。
Amirmansour Khanmohammad
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Shallow Loose argumentsParenting: we prefer to be fooled that we can do a lot。 Is it so？
Laura Jerošenko
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All methods known， no new advices， all examples almost the same。
Kayla
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Very insightful！ A good mix of research and application。 This isn't just for parents。 Anyone who has a meaningful part of a child's development should read this。 It's short and easy to read but will really help everyone understand the importance of helping children understand their own feelings and actions as well as developing compassion for others。 Very insightful！ A good mix of research and application。 This isn't just for parents。 Anyone who has a meaningful part of a child's development should read this。 It's short and easy to read but will really help everyone understand the importance of helping children understand their own feelings and actions as well as developing compassion for others。 。。。more
Alexandra
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This book consists of multiple strategies to help grow your entire family’s emotional intelligence and bond。 There are great parenting tips for children of all ages as well some insightful homework for you to explore your own mind and upbringing。
Riley
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I LOVE Dr。 Siegel's work so much。 It's changed so many things in my life。 Highly recommend。 I LOVE Dr。 Siegel's work so much。 It's changed so many things in my life。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Freya Inston
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I don’t think there’s anything revolutionary about this book， it’s basically that we have a logical brain and an emotional brain， and these are developing in children， which we need to recognize and cultivate to connect。 But it’s useful for highlighting the possible reasons behind certain behavior， and gives useful tips on how to discuss， manage & encourage behaviors， as well as examples of uses。 What I liked most were the tips on talking to your child about things and what they’ve done to encou I don’t think there’s anything revolutionary about this book， it’s basically that we have a logical brain and an emotional brain， and these are developing in children， which we need to recognize and cultivate to connect。 But it’s useful for highlighting the possible reasons behind certain behavior， and gives useful tips on how to discuss， manage & encourage behaviors， as well as examples of uses。 What I liked most were the tips on talking to your child about things and what they’ve done to encourage neural pathways and memories。 It’s a good reminder！ 。。。more
Marta
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I agree with the message of this book。 However， if you've been a parent for a good few years and been present in your parenting role trying to raise smart and kind human beings， then you probably won't find here anything new or revolutionary。 I give it 3 stars simply because the points made in this book are rather obvious but still worth reading for parents-to-be and childcare workers。 I agree with the message of this book。 However， if you've been a parent for a good few years and been present in your parenting role trying to raise smart and kind human beings， then you probably won't find here anything new or revolutionary。 I give it 3 stars simply because the points made in this book are rather obvious but still worth reading for parents-to-be and childcare workers。 。。。more
Brittany Sandoval
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If you are ever around children， have children of your own or plan to have children one day， you NEED to read this book。 I am not an emotional person whatsoever and parenting my very emotional daughter has been incredibly difficult for me。 I went searching for a book to help me to connect to her so we can resolve her melt downs easier for both of us and I am soooo thankful I have found this book。 It has changed the way I talk to all three of my kids and every other child in my life。 It has trans If you are ever around children， have children of your own or plan to have children one day， you NEED to read this book。 I am not an emotional person whatsoever and parenting my very emotional daughter has been incredibly difficult for me。 I went searching for a book to help me to connect to her so we can resolve her melt downs easier for both of us and I am soooo thankful I have found this book。 It has changed the way I talk to all three of my kids and every other child in my life。 It has transformed my relationship with my right-brained 7 year old and has already made such a difference in my own thought processes。 I will forever refer back to this book to reintegrate myself so I can continue to help my kids thrive！ 。。。more
Christopher Pope
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I。e。 how and why to be a therapist for your child
Paolo Benvenutto
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Muy útil y didáctico。 Solo falta ponerlo en práctica。。。
Peter
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4。5 stars。 Excellent insights into the developing brain and how parents can help。 Wish I had this knowledge as a first time parent。 Will be reading more from Daniel Siegel。
Emily Reads
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This is one of my go to books and I'm not sure why it is just now making it to my read shelf。 Read several times， along with their no drama discipline book。 It's a helpful refresher on kids biology and psychology and why they act the way they do。 Helps parents reflect on behavior from that perspective which can help shape our responses to be more effective， build parent child relationships， as well as work toward the end goal of raising a human capable of regulating and being aware of their emot This is one of my go to books and I'm not sure why it is just now making it to my read shelf。 Read several times， along with their no drama discipline book。 It's a helpful refresher on kids biology and psychology and why they act the way they do。 Helps parents reflect on behavior from that perspective which can help shape our responses to be more effective， build parent child relationships， as well as work toward the end goal of raising a human capable of regulating and being aware of their emotional reactions and behaviors。 Highly recommend 。。。more
Ana
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Buenas herramientas para entender e intentar usar en su momento
Mia Noorda
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Disclaimer: I am not a parent， but I hope to be one day！ I very much enjoyed this book， it helped me to look back on my childhood and how I was raised and how my brain is now wired because of different experience in my life。 The authors are very engaging and although they used neuroscience to back up all of their claims， they made it so easy to understand！ I would suggest that all people read this， whether they have kids or not， so that they can better understand themselves and others。
Wanderingmind27
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I wish the authors provided an age-range of what kids the work best applied to。 Maybe I read this one too soon and it will make more sense when the kids are older， it didn’t feel applicable now （almost 3 year old）。 The audiobook was so slow I had to listen to it at 1。5x the speed and still found it hard to listen to。
Rawan
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It took me four months to finish this one！A practical book。 Definitely not a page-turner。 You'll have to learn a strategy， put it into practice and then come back for more。Yet， it's one of the few books that can actually change you。There's one strategy that I liked so much: The "feel" vs。 "am" strategy。I feel sad。 I feel lonely。 doesn't mean you （are） lonely。 Recognizing that a feeling is a feeling reduces the power of the emotion。 It makes you feel a sense of detachment towards it。 This has bee It took me four months to finish this one！A practical book。 Definitely not a page-turner。 You'll have to learn a strategy， put it into practice and then come back for more。Yet， it's one of the few books that can actually change you。There's one strategy that I liked so much: The "feel" vs。 "am" strategy。I feel sad。 I feel lonely。 doesn't mean you （are） lonely。 Recognizing that a feeling is a feeling reduces the power of the emotion。 It makes you feel a sense of detachment towards it。 This has been true especially with negative emotions。。。。。。 Whole-Brain strategy #8:Feelings need to be recognized for what they are: temporary， changing conditions。 They are states， not traits。。。。。。We need to help children understand that the clouds of their emotions can （and will） roll on by。 They won’t feel sad or angry or hurt or lonely forever。 This is a difficult concept for kids to understand at first。 When they're hurt or when they’re scared， it’s sometimes hard for them to imagine that they won’t always suffer。 Taking the long view isn’t usually that easy even for an adult， much less a young child。。。。。。If we can communicate to our children how fleeting most feelings are， then we can help them develop the mindsight on display in the boy we mentioned earlier who corrected himself and said， “I’m not dumb; I just feel dumb right now。”。。。。。 。。。more
Amy Alice
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Loved this！ Short and to the point。 Scientific research about how the brain works， and how to teach it to kids。 Love love loved it。 Its helped me understand myself （and my husband！） more， as well as giving me tools for my children。 As with all of these things， I like the audiobook format as I can let it wash over me and I retain the bits that stick and let the rest go。 At the end there's a great summary for other life stages too so that each chapter can be refined as kids get older。 Loved this！ Short and to the point。 Scientific research about how the brain works， and how to teach it to kids。 Love love loved it。 Its helped me understand myself （and my husband！） more， as well as giving me tools for my children。 As with all of these things， I like the audiobook format as I can let it wash over me and I retain the bits that stick and let the rest go。 At the end there's a great summary for other life stages too so that each chapter can be refined as kids get older。 。。。more
Kathryn Toohey
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I read this book as part of my educational hours for my son’s cooperative preschool。 As both a parent volunteer， and the occasional substitute teacher from 2-5 year olds， this book had some good take a ways that would work with the kids of this age。 My most used strategies from this book would be: connect and redirect; engage， don’t enrage; and connect through conflict。 The overall message of this book is to engage the right brain to calm or clear a kid’s mind to allow the logical left brain to I read this book as part of my educational hours for my son’s cooperative preschool。 As both a parent volunteer， and the occasional substitute teacher from 2-5 year olds， this book had some good take a ways that would work with the kids of this age。 My most used strategies from this book would be: connect and redirect; engage， don’t enrage; and connect through conflict。 The overall message of this book is to engage the right brain to calm or clear a kid’s mind to allow the logical left brain to make better thoughts and connections。 。。。more
Jacklyn （ReadingBliss）
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4。5 stars ⭐️ Although I think the principle， theories， and psychology in this book is valid and worth implementing， I can see how someone might find it a little condescending at times and unrealistic at other times for some personalities or inexperienced parents。 They do a good job at breaking down the “how-to’s” step by step to give you a good outline on how to implement the psychology to better mental health and relationships within the family， however， I find it hard to visualize it actually 4。5 stars ⭐️ Although I think the principle， theories， and psychology in this book is valid and worth implementing， I can see how someone might find it a little condescending at times and unrealistic at other times for some personalities or inexperienced parents。 They do a good job at breaking down the “how-to’s” step by step to give you a good outline on how to implement the psychology to better mental health and relationships within the family， however， I find it hard to visualize it actually working with my oldest child and thus challenging to apply it into action。 The book mentions something called “mirroring” where we （our brains） can watch someone do something and understand how to do the same thing right after seeing it done even if that was the first time we’ve ever seen it done。 Well， I find the philosophies in this book difficult to apply because I’ve never seen them done per say。 While I am already practicing what I’ve read as much as I can， I’m not sure if it will be successful due to a faulty execution on my part or my oldest’s stubborn， rebel-without-a-cause， nature。 However， my youngest does seem to be receptive to my efforts and I think with practice， this book will help me to reach a higher level of connection with at least one of my children， if not both， when it’s all said and done several years from now。 The most fascinating part of this book is the psychology behind how the human brain develops。 Even before I started implementing it for my kids， it was helping me for individual growth because it created a higher level of self-awareness。 I highly recommend。 。。。more
Charles
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My test for great advice: it feels completely intuitive as soon as you process the idea， even though you absolutely wouldn't have thought of it that way without the advice。 That's what everything in this book felt like。 Didn't really enjoy the actual writing style--which felt quite kludgy。 But loved all the advice。 My test for great advice: it feels completely intuitive as soon as you process the idea， even though you absolutely wouldn't have thought of it that way without the advice。 That's what everything in this book felt like。 Didn't really enjoy the actual writing style--which felt quite kludgy。 But loved all the advice。 。。。more
Jane
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4。5 stars。 Excellent combination of common sense and the science behind behaviour and how the brain works。 Practical and not condescending。
Andres Augusto Jacome Lobo
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Excellent ！！This book is great for the parents that want to learn a better way of interaction with their children。 Highly recommended。
Michelle
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