Your Child's Growing Mind: Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence

by Jane M. Healy

Book Overview

The classic guide to understanding children's mental development is now updated and better than ever Hailed by parents and educators, Your Child's Growing Mind is a window into the fascinating process of brain development and learning. It looks at the roots of emotion, intelligence, and creativity, translating the most current scientific research into practical suggestions for parents and teachers. Dr. Healy also addresses academic learning, offering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767916158
• ISBN13: 9780767916158
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very helpful book with lots of information!

I love to learn about the mind and how it influences children of all ages. This book really has given me up to date information to help me relate to my children, as well as the preschool children I teach. I would highly recommend this book to any person ready to learn about the mind of children and how to relate to them in a postive way.

Essential reading for parents of young children

This literally spells out what's going on in those little brains. Full of great advice on parenting and supporting young learners--and letting your child show YOU how they need to learn. I wish there'd been a bit more about the developing adolescent brain. You can't start reading this book too early.

Know Someone Who Is Expecting? Buy THIS BOOK!

Just ordered another 3 copies of Healy's book (1994 edition). This book was recommended in my doctorate program in education as a MUST HAVE for anyone who is expecting. The suggestions of how to build brain capacity and learning begin while a woman is pregnant, so I've purchased it for all female family members who are now expecting as well as those who have recently had babies. I've also purchased a copy for my elementary school's parent resource center. The information presented in Healy's book presents the transitions of the brain through the school years in a practical, easy to understand manner.

Great for parents of newborns AND older kids!

If you buy this book to learn about your baby, plan to hang on to it for many, many years. I have a newborn AND a 14-year-old. Although there was a lot of interesting information concerning my newborn, I learned even MORE about my older child! I really wish I had had this book a few years ago when she was struggling through sixth and seventh grades. I finally understand why she struggled! There were tips in this book that would have helped. This is a book I will try to reread at least once a year because the information is relevant to so many stages in your child's life. It is easy to read, enjoyable and useful. I especially like the bullet points of things to do at the end of each section.

Excellent, informative, useful book about child development.

This excellent and easily read book is a "must read" for parents. As a support group leader for 37 home schooling families, I recommend this book as a priority buy for the home library. It gives parents a realistic view of what children are and are not capable of at different stages in their developement. It helps us realize just what our children's capabilities are and how to maxamize our teaching. Dr. Healy's writing style is very easy to read, informative and lively. The chapters are laid out in such a way as to make it easy to find any area of interest. For most of us, motivation is a subject we discuss often. Under "Tools for Learning," she lists "Motivation (pg.190)," and "Ingredients for Motivation (pg. 214). In each chapter, she outlines key information about the subject, for example "Raising Motivated Learners," and "Dealing with Motivation Problems." She gives anecdotal stories to underscore the information she presents, which makes it much easier for a layman to understand. This book definitely impacted not only my teaching style, but bettered my relationship with my teenager. This is an important book to have in your home.