The Nurture Revolution

Grow Your Baby's Brain and Transform Their Mental Health Through the Art of Nurtured Parenting

By: Greer Kirshenbaum PhD

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

The latest research in neuroscience and parenting come together in this groundbreaking book, which brings to light new realizations about the power of nurture for our children's mental and physical health outcomes.

Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD. is a neuroscientist, doula, and parent. Her work began with the goal of developing new treatments for poor mental health; she dreamed of creating a new medication to address conditions like anxiety, depression, addiction, and chronic stress. Over time, she realized that science had already uncovered a powerful medicine for alleviating mental health struggles, but the answer wasn’t a pill. It was a preventative approach: when babies receive nurturing care in the first three years of life, it builds strong, resilient brains—brains that are less susceptible to poor mental health.

How can parents best set their children up for success? In this revelatory book, Dr. Kirshenbaum makes plain that nurture is a preventative medicine against mental health issues. She challenges the idea that the way to cultivate independence is through letting babies cry it out or sleep alone; instead, the way to raise a confident, securely attached child is to lean in to nurture, to hold your infant as much as you want, support their emotions, engage in back-and-forth conversations, be present and compassionate when your baby is stressed, and share sleep. Research has proven that nurturing experiences transform lives. Nurturing is a gift of resilience and health parents can give the next generation simply by following their instincts to care for their young.

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©2022 Greer Kirshenbaum (P)2022 Balance

Critic reviews

“The Nurture Revolution provides parents with the knowledge, guidance, and permission to leave behind outdated practices, and prioritize what matters most. Distilling years of neuroscience and parenting science into a practical, transformative way of being with our infants, this book will help create lifelong health and happiness for families and for generations to come.”—Tina Payne Bryson, L.C.S.W., Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child & No-Drama Discipline, and author of The Bottom Line for Baby

“Dr Kirshenbaum as a neuroscientist, and Greer as a mother, weaves an inspiring narrative about the developing brains of both baby and parents. These insights regarding the latest research of neurobiology and concepts like “nurtured empathy” are gold. The Nurture Revolution offers an inspiring approach for parents to navigate both the early days and early years of parenthood.”—Dr. Oscar Serrallach MBChB, FRACGP, integrative GP at The Health Lodge, author of The Postnatal Depletion Cure

“This essential book offers key techniques for nurtured parenting, which can create new cycles of intergenerational mental wellness, ensuring that no matter what life challenges may arise, inner resilience and capacity to cope and thrive endure.”—Sayida Peprah-Wilson, PsyD, Dr. Sayida Uplifts LLC

Wish everyone would read this!

Beautiful, important book—the science is compelling and the topic is fascinating. An easy and enjoyable listen.

It’s time to stand up!

I hope the parents that read this book not only learn to nurture themselves and their children now, but also when the time to birth children happens for them. It’s also so critical as parents to give ourselves the time to understand how to take action and make a difference so our children have access to resources so their nurturing needs are met when they birth their children!

One of the baby books/parenting books I can relate to

I honestly relate and loved this book. I am very bad and hate reading baby books and parenting books because of what they say not to do etc... But honestly I didn't feel this way with this book. One of the books that I can relate as well is connect to from being a parent.

Must read for any parent of young children!

This is a really important book that’s a must read for any parent of a child age 0-3. This type of information will change our world for the better once it’s widespread. Narration is easy to listen to.

This Should Be Mandatory Reading

I am so happy this book is out making all this externally important research more accessible to all. I have recommended this book to every single new parent I know AND suggest it to anyone who has children in their life weather a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, caregiver, etc. We can all learn and grow immensely from the information in this book.

An Incredible Read!!

I recommend this to all my parent friends! It by far one of the best parenting books I’ve read.

A must read

If you’re involved in a child’s life, this is a must read. Love that it’s evidenced based

Life Changing…!

As a new parent, there’s so much poop. But the worst poo is all the poo science around infancy, “independent babies,” and sleep training out there.
So if you have a baby, know a baby, or were a baby —you need to devour this immediately.

Wonderful

I’m a psychotherapist that practices attachment theory, and even I learned lots of new things when reading this book. Just wonderful!

Nurture

Truly helped validate many of my parenting decisions and reinforced my personal practices to move into a nurturing safe space for my children