The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
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- Author：Daniel J. Siegel
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Simple， smart， and effective solutions to your child’s struggles。”—Harvey Karp， M。D。
“Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a masterly， 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 Intelligence
In this pioneering， practical book， Daniel J。 Siegel， neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight， and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development， leading to calmer， happier children。 The authors explain—and make accessible—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-twenties。 And especially in young children， the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain。 No wonder kids throw tantrums， fight， or sulk in silence。 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。
Complete with 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。
“[A] useful child-rearing resource for the entire family 。 。 。 The authors include a fair amount of brain science， but they present it for both adult and child audiences。”—Kirkus Reviews
“Strategies for getting a youngster to chill out [with] compassion。”—The Washington Post
“This erudite， tender， and funny book is filled with fresh ideas based on the latest neuroscience research。 I urge all parents who want kind， happy， and emotionally healthy kids to read The Whole-Brain Child。 This is my new baby gift。”—Mary Pipher， Ph。D。， author of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other
“Gives parents and teachers ideas to get all parts of a healthy child’s brain working together。”—Parent to Parent
“Simple， smart， and effective solutions to your child’s struggles。”—Harvey Karp， M。D。
“Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a masterly， 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 Intelligence
In this pioneering， practical book， Daniel J。 Siegel， neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight， and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development， leading to calmer， happier children。 The authors explain—and make accessible—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-twenties。 And especially in young children， the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain。 No wonder kids throw tantrums， fight， or sulk in silence。 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。
Complete with 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。
“[A] useful child-rearing resource for the entire family 。 。 。 The authors include a fair amount of brain science， but they present it for both adult and child audiences。”—Kirkus Reviews
“Strategies for getting a youngster to chill out [with] compassion。”—The Washington Post
“This erudite， tender， and funny book is filled with fresh ideas based on the latest neuroscience research。 I urge all parents who want kind， happy， and emotionally healthy kids to read The Whole-Brain Child。 This is my new baby gift。”—Mary Pipher， Ph。D。， author of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other
“Gives parents and teachers ideas to get all parts of a healthy child’s brain working together。”—Parent to Parent
Reviews
Peyton Rodriguez
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This book was great！ It's an amazing resource for parents， caregivers， or educators who need some direction on how to handle intense behaviors， emotions， and events that happen with the kiddos in our lives！ It was a very digestible way to receive a lot of information。 I would definitely recommend for anyone who feels at a loss on how to help the kids their lives grow into productive adults！ This book was great！ It's an amazing resource for parents， caregivers， or educators who need some direction on how to handle intense behaviors， emotions， and events that happen with the kiddos in our lives！ It was a very digestible way to receive a lot of information。 I would definitely recommend for anyone who feels at a loss on how to help the kids their lives grow into productive adults！ 。。。more
Amanda Lombard
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"As children develop， their brains "mirror" their parent's brain。 In other words， the parent's own growth and development， or lack of those， impact the child's brain。 As parents become more aware and emotionally healthy， their children reap the rewards and move toward health as well"。 "As children develop， their brains "mirror" their parent's brain。 In other words， the parent's own growth and development， or lack of those， impact the child's brain。 As parents become more aware and emotionally healthy， their children reap the rewards and move toward health as well"。 。。。more
Hayley Trevaskis
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A really digestible book for parents。 I really resonated with the （science based） nurturing advice and concepts。
Janet Bufton
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TLDR: An easy read that's well worth it， despite a few misgivings。 First， the big reason that I like the advice in this book （and the associated books） is that it presents a strategy for teaching skills and strategies that I consider very important because I had to learn *as an adult*。 It incorporates teaching these skills into approaching parenting challenges。 I want my daughter to have these tools （whether or not she needs them as badly as I did） and I appreciate the practical advice for build TLDR: An easy read that's well worth it， despite a few misgivings。 First， the big reason that I like the advice in this book （and the associated books） is that it presents a strategy for teaching skills and strategies that I consider very important because I had to learn *as an adult*。 It incorporates teaching these skills into approaching parenting challenges。 I want my daughter to have these tools （whether or not she needs them as badly as I did） and I appreciate the practical advice for building them as part of parenting。 I also appreciate that the authors provide their advice in such a way that leaves open questions like how to approach parental authority， boundary setting， etc。， which makes the book valuable regardless of whether （for instance） you feel strongly that it's a time IN， not a time OUT， or vice versa。 （I'm not sure their discipline book is as flexible。） This should make the advice in the book useful to more parents。 However， the authors' enthusiasm leads them to make claims about the ability of your children to change the people around them and successive generations that I think are probably a bit too grandiose。 Despite the authors' attempt to ask parents not to put too much pressure on themselves because of it， if you buy their claims whole-hog， I can't see how you could avoid it。I also suspect that some of the claims about the implications of neuroplasticity and mirror neurons are not uncontroversial and I don't think they're critical to the suggestions in this book， which pass the common sense test without them。 I get that some readers will have their confidence bolstered by these claims， but mine is undermined。Finally， just a personal pet peeve， but a lot more could be done to emphasize how often the skills in this book *won't* work。 Nothing works for everyone， or even all the time for anyone。 They certainly say so a few times， but imo they still paint an overly rosy picture。If you can keep these three misgivings in mind， I'd heartily recommend it to anyone。 If any of those will undermine the value you get from it， then my endorsement is more qualified。 。。。more
Katherine
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I learned so much from this book！！
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 Abd El-Azeez
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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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