Brain Rules for Baby

How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five

By: John Medina

Narrated by: John Medina

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know.

In his New York Times best seller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina told us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children from zero to 5. This book is destined to revolutionize parenting. Just one of the surprises: The best way to get your children into the college of their choice? Teach them impulse control.

Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child’s brain develops--and what you can do to optimize it.You will view your children—and how to raise them—in a whole new light.

You’ll learn:

• Where nature ends and nurture begins
• Why men should do more household choresWhat you do when emotions run hot affects how your child turns out
• TV is harmful for children under 2
• Your child’s ability to relate to others predicts her future math performance
• Smart and happy are inseparable
• Pursuing your child’s intellectual success at the expense of his happiness achieves neither
• Praising effort is better than praising intelligence
• The best predictor of academic performance is not IQ. It’s self control
• What you do right now—before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and through the first five years—will affect your children for the rest of their lives.

Brain Rules for Baby is an indispensable guide.

©2010 John Medina (P)2010 Pear Press

Entertaining and outstanding!

I've recommended this to everyone. Read by the author, it condenses the current state of brain development into "rules" for dealing with children. By far the best of the bunch of recent books on raising children.

Useful information

I loved brain rules, brain rules for baby also delivered. Medina shares his expertise about baby brain development, parenting, and behavior.

Inspiring

What did you love best about Brain Rules for Baby?

It's actual and consists of lots of good ideas.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Brain Rules for Baby?

Facts based on suveys, real life stories.

What about John Medina’s performance did you like?

Very charismatic storyelling manner.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The part where author talks about influences on fetus.

Any additional comments?

Must be reading/listening to parents to be!

Excelent book

Totally worth it!! Loved it. Recommended, still don't have my baby but will apply it.

Well delivered, quality information.

As a Cognitive Scientist, I consider the information in book to be based on good quality research. It is packed with information, presented in an entertaining way.

Excellent Info for new parents

Could get a little technical occasionally, but he proves that all this is backed up by actual studies. This is good info about all the bogus information out there about most baby products. I am going to put this book to use in raising my two kids! Great Job John!

Essential reading while you're pregnant

If you could sum up Brain Rules for Baby in three words, what would they be?

Great baby advice

What did you like best about this story?

Practical guidance on how to give your baby a good start in life

What about John Medina’s performance did you like?

Good use of expression to make it interesting

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

Fantastic read about brain development

What made the experience of listening to Brain Rules for Baby the most enjoyable?

Lots of research, not just his own opinions.

He also took a longitudinal approach and incorporated research from the last 50 years, which made the data very rich.

What did you like best about this story?

The practicality of the way the research was written up

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It's very long and has LOTS of information, so I wouldn't suggest listening to it in one sitting if you want to get the most of it.

Any additional comments?

Great read for any parent, therapist or parent educator.

Great Info and Well Explained

There are a ton of great evidence-based parenting tips, but what makes the book great is that he ties the rules together in a narrative structure that allows you to actually remember most of them.

Read this book before your child turn 5 !

You want to listen this book. I did it two times and purchased hardcopy. John did tremendous job analysing all data and presenting it to you in form we can understand.