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Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the category of How-ToGolden Winner of the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award Ranked #1 by BookAuthority for 2020 Best New Parenting Books to ReadWinner of the 2019 Nautilus Book AwardWinner of the 2019 National Parenting Product Award Ranked #1 by BookAuthority for 2019 Best New Parenting Books
Your child's DNA is not destiny; you are at the helm, guiding their course.
The truth is, nature and nurture are in a delicate dance--if one goes too fast, the other one falls. Science tells us that early childhood experiences have the capacity to structure and alter the brain. That means you didn't just supply your child's DNA--you're still shaping it. And it's only by wielding this power that your child will activate their full potential. You are truly a gene therapist; manipulating and guiding your child's genetic makeup based on the experiences you create for them.
Contrary to what modern parenting trends have told us, parenting is much simpler than we dared to imagine. Great parenting comes down to one mission: to be prepped and present for the windows of your child's development so that you can take full advantage of them and help your child become a smart, successful, self-sufficient adult. It doesn't require formal training or a fancy degree--all it takes is getting involved. Once parents learn how to flip the right gene "switches," they can expand the limits of their child's potential and lay the emotional and intellectual groundwork that allows them to seize opportunities for success fearlessly, naturally, and enthusiastically.
With a Ph.D., Ed.D., and M.Ed., in education and a second in psychology, as well as over forty-seven years of experience as an educator, Dr. Gross combines an understanding of childhood development with practical and realistic tools to teach parents how to best take advantage of their child's developmental windows.
How to Build Your Baby's Brain translates the results from scientific studies about expanding consciousness and performance into day-to-day interaction between parents and children.
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“Give your child the greatest opportunity to reach her fullest potential, both emotionally and intellectually. In
How To Build Your Baby’s Brain, Dr. Gross gives new meaning to every cuddle, every hug, every touch, with explanations of how they effect a baby’s brain development. This is must reading for parents and grandparents and settles the old argument of nature vs. nurture with enough neuroscience to explain the gene factor and helpful advice for the nurturing.”
—Pat Mitchell, media executive, producer, curator of TEDWomen
“‘Every touch, sight, smell, and interaction . . . impacts the wiring of your child’s brain.’ In the face of such a formidable statement, how very lucky we are to have Gail’s beautiful, wise, important book to guide us toward being the best that we can be for our children. Ultimately,
How to Build Your Baby’s Brain is not only about helping kids grow, it is about building a better world. As always, Gail builds her case and teaches us with rigor, intelligence, and above all, her trademark compassion.”
—Mariska Hargitay, Golden Globe and Emmy Award–winning actress
“In
How to Build Your Baby’s Brain, Dr. Gail Gross tells us about the neuroscience of early childhood development, teaching parents not only the stages of brain growth, but also how they can give their children the greatest opportunity to reach their full potential, both emotionally and intellectually. A must-read for all parents.”
—Arianna Huffington, founder & CEO of Thrive Global and founder of The Huffington Post
“Though your genes are a blueprint, they’re only a two-dimensional look at what will be a three-dimensional child. And now we know that the old argument between the influence of nature versus nurture has been settled, pointing to a 50/50 split of equal impact. Though nature supplies your genes, it is the experiences y