The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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When it throws a tantrum, it uses the lower brain. To deal with this, first, ask your child what has caused its anger and then, ask your child for a solution. I was excited to learn a bit more about child psychology in this book, however once I started reading it I was disappointed. As other reviewers mention, this book talks down to you in a very condescending manner. Connect and Redirect: Let your child feel that you hear him/her (connect emotionally to show them they are seen) before redirecting (deciding how to react) (translation: listen before you speak!) Featuring clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child will help your children to lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives using 12 key strategies, including:

Here's a strategy that might help children to integrate implicit and explicit memories. It's called "using the remote of the mind." Name It to Tame It: corral raging right-brain behaviour through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain's affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension. Parenting isn't always easy, and we often place unreasonable expectations on ourselves and our children. Much of our expectations are because we expect a child's brain to work in the same way as ours do. Nurturing children comes in many forms, but we often overlook how to stimulate and encourage children's whole-brain development. Kitap özetle sağ beyin daha fazla duygulara hitap ederken, sol beynin daha fazla mantık ile ilişkili olduğunu, bununla birlikte bir alt ve üst beyin olduğunu anlatıyor. Bu beyinlerden alt beyin nefes alma, göz kırpma, dövüşme veya kaçma, öfke ve korku gibi primitif duyguları beslerken üst beyin de sağlıklı karar verme, plan yapma, duyguları ve bedeni kontrol altında tutma, kendini anlama, empati kurma, ahlaklı davranma gibi daha sosyal beceriler sağlıyor.Use the Remote of the Mind: Replay memories to bring awareness to your child and enable him/her to integrate memory

Make sure that you do everything you can to form positive memories for your child. You can do this, by creating a pool of positive experiences in the present, that would make good memories in the future. The Whole-Brain Child is a practical and insightful book to help parents navigate the turbulent waters of parenthood. By providing 'twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind,' this book will enable you to 'survive everyday parenting struggles, and help your family thrive.' it honors and respects children and reminds parents that many of the "behavioral problems" we see are, in fact, totally normal developmental phases that children simply need additional support and nuturing to manage through. This book basically copied How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, especially with the "Name it to Tame it" strategy. If you're looking for a good, organized parenting book, read How to Talk instead. Over the next few weeks, Marco's mom helped him retell the story repeatedly, including the vital end part where they went to visit his caregiver, who had recovered well. This retelling enabled him to process the frightening experience, which had positive neurological effects of integration.Featuring clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child will help your children to lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives using twelve key strategies, including: We hope you are able to use this material to learn how to parent your child with his or her brain in mind, and in the process improve your relationship with your child as you continue to faithfully walk the parenting journey. Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is an author, a Child Development Specialist at Saint Mark’s School in Altadena, and a clinical psychotherapist in Arcadia, California. “The Whole-Brain Child PDF Summary” Six-year-old Jason had an irrational fear that the ceiling fan in his bedroom would crash down on him during the night. When he drew his Wheel Of Awareness with the center's hub, he could start to move his attention away from the fan blades, and the scary feelings they caused, and redirect them to the other rim points. These included how much his parents protected him and what fun his day had been. He could also use imagery, or relaxation techniques to help him to relax. This is exactly what happened when I finished reading “ The Whole-Brain Child” by Dr Daniel Siegel and Dr Tina Payne Bryson.

I was expecting some great new "revolutionary" strategies, when in fact I don't think there were any new concepts.

“The Whole-Brain Child PDF Summary”

In addition to integrating memories and different regions of your brain, integrating the various parts of who you are helps you remain calm and in control of your thoughts and emotions. There are many parts of you—including parent, employee, and mentor. There are probably parts of you that are insecure, and other parts that are self-assured. Giving your child a kid-friendly explanation of the brain science behind the strategies we’ve discussed will help her to understand what’s going on in her mind and why these strategies are helpful. Use the suggestions below to help your child grasp the concepts. Left and Right Brains