Let the Child's Brain Be Free" by John Medina Translated by Wang Jiayi Zhanlu Culture |Published by Zhejiang Science and Technology Press.
Is it a waste of money to buy educational toys for children? Can dad do more housework to make his child smarter? Is it better to praise your child for their hard work, or praise them for being smart? Do you believe that children who study are more empathetic? Why do children lie? ......In the book "Let the Child's Brain Freedom", the author clarifies how the fetal and infant brains work from a scientific point of view, and summarizes dozens of brain rules to help parents raise healthy, happy, happy and nurturing babies in the first stage of growth before the age of 5.
Selected readings: Parenting rumors revealed.
Parents need facts, not just advice, when it comes to how to raise their children. But the problem is that there are so many books, blogs and podcasts about parenting these days, and many parenting lessons have been summed up by relatives and friends who have had children. It can be seen that what parents lack is not information, but how to choose in the face of massive information.
Science is a good thing, and the good thing is that it is neither impartial nor imposing. Once you know which research results you can trust, unreliable rumors will be debunked. For me, the way of education is really related to the development of a child's brain. This is not surprising at all, as I am a developmental molecular biologist and am very interested in the genetics of mental illness. Of course, scientists can't know everything about the brain, but what we already know can be of great help to parents in raising smart and happy children. So, I'm happy to answer many important questions about parents in this book and help them debunk the false parenting truths.
Let's take a look at some of the rumors that have been widely circulated.
Myth: Letting the fetus listen to Mozart's ** can improve his future math scores.
Truth: Your child will be able to easily remember Mozart's ** and other things heard, smelled, and tasted in the womb after birth. But if you want your child to excel in math in the future, the best thing to do is to teach him how to control his emotional impulses when he is young.
Myth: Showing babies and toddlers the best aspects of language learning can expand their vocabulary.
Truth: In fact, watching *** can even reduce a child's vocabulary; The amount and richness of the vocabulary you use when talking to your child will really affect your child's vocabulary and IQ. In fact, it is easier for children to master vocabulary when communicating face-to-face with people.
Myth: In order to develop the intelligence of babies, they should be allowed to start learning foreign languages before the age of 3, ** practice playing with various educational toys.
Truth: The best baby intelligence development game in the world could be just a regular cardboard box, a box of plasticine, and two hours of playtime, and the worst could be your brand new LCD TV.
Myth: Constantly praising children for being smart boosts their self-confidence.
Truth: This way they will be more likely to retreat from the difficulties than to overcome them. If you want your child to get into a good university, it's better to always recognize their efforts instead of praising them for being "smart".
Myth: Children can always find their own happiness.
Truth: One of the most important things to make a child happy is to have good friends. How do they make friends and maintain friendships? Being good at reading non-verbal communication signals is key. This skill can be trained, and learning a certain instrument can increase this ability by 50%. Frequent use of mobile phones to send short messages weakens this ability.
These findings are published in many reputable scientific journals, but unless you check them regularly, it's hard to get a closer look. My main purpose in writing this book is to make the latest scientific research available to ordinary people.
Author: Text: [United States] John Medina Editor: Yuan Lulu Responsible Editor: Zhu Zifen.