The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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SIFT: Help children pay attention to the Sensations, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions and be more flexible. In addition to horizontal integration between your child’s left and right brains, it’s important to facilitate vertical integration between the lower and upper regions of the brain—we’ll call them the downstairs and upstairs brains. Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Help your child, when he/she is experiencing a negative emotion, to understand that feelings come and go

Some cute kid anecdotes, some of which were pleasantly mind-opening for me since I don't spend much time around very young kids (er... yet). SIFT: Help children pay attention to the Sensations, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions and be more flexible.

First things first: I'm a dad with a 2 years old child and probably share every moms and dads usual issues and questions. By the way, we split everything that involves our child at home, meaning I do half of ALL. I was expecting some great new "revolutionary" strategies, when in fact I don't think there were any new concepts. Research shows that people experience a stronger sense of personal meaning and deeper happiness through helping and connecting with others, rather than solely taking care of their own concerns. In other words, your “me” greatly benefits from being part of a “we.” To this end, it’s important to help your child develop skills for interpersonal integration—maintaining a strong sense of self while integrating into a community, with consideration for other people’s needs, feelings, and perspectives. As your child develops an increasingly integrated mind, she’ll be better able to connect with others and nurture healthy relationships without compromising her sense of self. Humans Are Wired to Connect With Others Dr. Siegel has the unique ability to convey complicated scientific concepts in a concise and comprehensible way that all readers can enjoy. He has become known for his research in Interpersonal Neurobiology – an interdisciplinary view that creates a framework for the understanding of our subjective and interpersonal lives. In his most recent works, Dr. Siegel explores how mindfulness practices can aid the process of interpersonal and intrapersonal attunement, leading to personal growth and well-being.

We'll briefly see why this book isn't only for parents; but for any adult involved in a caregiving role. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, or therapist, The Whole-Brain Child offers practical wisdom, along with strategies that we can apply immediately. By explaining the whole-brain approach of integration, and some of the neurology behind this, we can learn to strategize how we react to situations. The authors add useful summaries like the "Ages and Stages" section, a refrigerator sheet, and actionable ideas at the end of each chapter, which show how we can implement the insights for ourselves. How A Child's Brain Works Don’t force your child to retell the story if she’s not ready or not in the mood. Children often find it easier to talk while doing some other activity, such as playing a game or driving in the car. If your child still resists talking, encourage her to write about the memory, draw a picture of it, or talk to someone else about it. Featuring clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child will help your children to lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives using twelve key strategies, including: Name it to tame it: make your child name the feelings it gets when it retells its experiences. What to Do When A Toddler Throws a Tantrum From sibling arguments to temper tantrums, parents constantly have to manage conflict. Amidst the chaos, parents sometimes feel like the best they can do is to survive these challenges and restore peace. However, moments of conflict are the most pivotal opportunities to promote your child’s psychological development. With some basic understanding of your child’s developing brain, you can approach challenging situations with the tools to turn them into teachable moments.

Our authors share the story of little Marco, who, while physically unharmed, was very distressed after he and his babysitter were involved in a car accident. The accident resulted in the babysitter being taken to the hospital in an ambulance. At two years of age, Marco's story to his mom was 'Eeah, Woo Woo.' "Eeah" was the name he gave his beloved caregiver, and "woo-woo," the description of the noise the ambulance made. There were several amazing strategies and takeaways from this methodology. I really appreciate how social-emotional wellbeing of children is being accounted for more and more in today’s society, like it should! There were good golden nuggets in this book that I could see myself using with my students or future children one day. Children can also learn that they don't have to believe all their thoughts. We can encourage them to argue with the ones that may not be true. And we can teach them strategies that calm them, like visualization techniques or imagining a place where they feel calm and peaceful. If they can access a sense of stillness and calm, they can learn to separate from and manage the storms that brew around them. The Final Step is to Integrate Self and Other This is exactly what happened when I finished reading “ The Whole-Brain Child” by Dr Daniel Siegel and Dr Tina Payne Bryson.