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  • Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded)

  • How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
  • By: John Medina
  • Narrated by: John Medina
  • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (220 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know. In his New York Times best seller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work - and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children from zero to five. This book is destined to revolutionize parenting. Just one of the surprises: The best way to get your children into the college of their choice? Teach them impulse control. Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child’s brain develops - and what you can do to optimize it. You will view your children - and how to raise them - in a whole new light. You’ll learn: Where nature ends and nurture begins. Why men should do more household chores. What you do when emotions run hot affects how your baby turns out, because babies need to feel safe above all. TV is harmful for children under two. Your child’s ability to relate to others predicts her future math performance. Smart and happy are inseparable. Pursuing your child’s intellectual success at the expense of his happiness achieves neither. Praising effort is better than praising intelligence. The best predictor of academic performance is not IQ. It’s self-control. What you do right now - before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and through the first five years - will affect your children for the rest of their lives. Brain Rules for Baby is an indispensable guide.

©2014 John J. Medina (P)2014 John J. Medina

Critic Reviews

"Dr. Medina hits the nail on the head with Brain Rules for Baby. We are always looking for ways to make our kids smarter, better, happier. Medina gives such practical, usable advice and tips." (Nina L. Shapiro, MD, UCLA School of Medicine)
"An engaging and fun-to-read translation of the best research on child development and effective parenting. I gave Dr. Medina's book to my own son." (Ginger Maloney, Ph.D, The Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy)
"If you've no room for another brain-development title, weed an old one to make room for this. Covering such topics as pregnancy, relationships, and "moral" babies, the book will educate even the most learned parents. Medina's humorous, conversational style make this an absolute please to read." ( Library Journal)

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My favourite baby-preparation book

I've read his book and 3 times now,and keep going back to revisit a chapter or two.
It really nails the balance between straight scientific information and personal anecdotes. I also, couldn't imagine a better voice to suit that acedemic/comedic balance.
This book helped me feel prepared to make my own decisions about issues like 'cry it out' versus 'attachment parenting', without feeling judged or pressured.

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Must listen for all new parents.

Practical and well researched book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will refer to it again and again and again in my journey of parenting.

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Must read for parents

Great audiobook full of simple tools and techniques for raising kids. For me it is about raising your self awareness of your parenting style. Excellent resources available on the website to back up your learning

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Very helpful for a first time mother

My husband and I enjoyed listening to this book before we go to bed and during our travel.

Most of the topics he mentioned in the book makes alot of sense and I can relate to some of the examples given in the book with people I know.

I would highly recommended to any mother!

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good book

Good book. Although this book does not advocate abuse against children it does normalise it, even with the mountains of data against it. I guess the bias against stanley milgram also causes a bias in advocating for the obedient subjects he observed.

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SUPER USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE

I loved this book. I don't understand why others have give bad reviews. I saw one review that seemed to think it was rasist completely missing the point that the book talks about human development not race.
It is practical and not preachy. You get the info but make your own parenting choices, especially around sleep. I found this refreshing and reassuring.
I would recommend this book to all pregnant mothers.
And I liked the narration.

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The best parenting book I've found!

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Current information that has been synthesised from a wide range of quality research. Engaging delivery too. A must 'read' for all parents, (grandparents and teachers would benefit too).

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Full of insightful and practical advice

A go to reference I have listened to many times. Each chapter is not only a lesson in raising happy, confident, emotionally capable kids. Each chapter is also a means of developing self awareness - as individuals, couples and parents - about how adult actions, reactions and emotion intelligence influence and impact the development of our kids.

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Highly recommended

Great overall book. Entertaining to listen and easy to implement his Brain rules.

Take home message: enjoy and love your children.

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a must read

Insightful, funny, complete and practical, this book had everything you need to design and decide what kind of parent you want to be and what to do to achieve it. Fantastic book and perfectly delivered in audio.

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