The IQ Answer: Maximizing Your Child's Potential

by Frank Lawlis

Book Overview

Dr. Lawlis, the primary contributing psychologist for The Dr. Phil Show, offers practical advice on boosting brain power for the whole family. The I.Q. Answer is a fascinating and user-friendly guide to fulfilling one's potential, and will help readers with everything from ADHD to stubborn mental blocks.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670037842
• ISBN13: 9780670037841
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A good book

It is very interesting and helpful and as a parent of adult and small children, I find it very useful about ME. So many things make so much sense as I work through issues and rebuild more positive patterns. As with all approaches to a subject as complex as human beings, you will probably come across one or two things, as I did, that are 'fru-fru' thoughts, but it does not take away from the overall helpful and positive suggestions and their efficacy.

Excellent Read

Great tools for helping your kids (or in my case, grandkids, who spend quite a bit of time at my house) excel. Easy to read, understand AND put into practice. This book will be an oft used book in our household.

Parent friendly book

I am a professional who is excited to share this book with my clients. Dr. Lawlis has really done a superb job of explaining brain function in a way that is understandable for the lay person. His interventions are practical and easy to do. As a psychotherapist I am continuously telling parents that they need to light up their child's brain. This book covers it all. Thank you Dr. Lawlis

IQ Maximization by Dr. Lawlis

The author cites various means to increase brain throughput/operation. These include sauna, exercise, massage, a high fiber diet, toxin elimination and antioxidants (Vitamins A,C,E and Selenium ). Personal immersion provides us with the wherewithall to decide which questions to ask or what issues are most critical. Classic brain cleansers are flaxseed, licorice, aloe vera, peppermint and others. Important breathing exercises are cited; such as: - raise the shoulder while breathing - breath to a count - triangle breathing ( count 1-4 then hold breath 16 seconds and exhale counting 1-8) - box breath by intake 1-4 count, exhale 1-4 count and hold 1-4 count Classic cleansing enzymes are milk thistle for the liver, Ca. Dglucarate to reduce toxins and MSM for a general detoxification. COQ 10 assists us with neurologic disorders. Omega 3 is a classic neuron transmitter enhancement tonic by the author. The presentation contains some very challenging notions. The author should provide more precise research citations from journals i.e. The Lancet, New England Medical Journal etc. The book is a good value for the price charged.

Some good ideas here... interesting read.

An interesting look at ways to enhance cognitive potential and performance. Written in an informal, conversational style, the author proposes that our brains are truly malleable, and offers suggestions on how we might alter and enhance our thought patterns, creativity, and learning potential. The book appears to be geared more toward the adult reader rather than toward increasing the potential (IQ) of kids. Yet, overall an interesting read. Another great book on this topic which is geared more toward the early cognitive development of infants and children is Magic Trees of the Mind by Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson.