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A pioneering and practical book for parents that explains the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures.

About the Author

Dr Daniel J. Siegel is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and executive director of the Mindsight Institute. He has written several acclaimed books including Parenting from the Inside Out, The Mindful Brain, Mindsight and The Developing Mind. Dr Tina Payne Bryson is a psychotherapist at Pediatric and Adolescent Psychology Associates. She serves as the Director of Parenting Education and Development for the Mindsight Institute and has conducted research exploring attachment science, child-rearing theory and the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology.

Reviews

One of the best books I have read on how to parent - it goes to the top of my list!
*Sue Gerhardt, author of Why Love Matters*

Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a masterful, reader-friendly guide to helping children grow their emotional intelligence. This brilliant method transforms everyday interactions into valuable brain-shaping moments. Anyone who cares for children - or who loves a child - should read
*Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence*

A delightful, intelligent and down-to-Earth book... every parent and teacher should read it
*Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and His Emissary*

This erudite, tender and funny book is filled with fresh ideas based on the latest neuroscience research. I urge all parents who want kind, happy and emotionally healthy kids to read The Whole-Brain Child. This is my new baby gift
*Mary Pipher, PhD, author of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other*

Fears? Fights? Frustrations? Help is here! Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson turn leading brain science into simple, smart - and effective - solutions to your child's struggles
*Harvey Karp, MD, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block*

The Whole-Brain Child is chock-full of strategies for raising happy, resilient children. It offers powerful tools for helping children develop the emotional intelligence they will need to be successful in the world. Parents will learn ways to feel more connected to their children and more satisfied in their role as a parent. Most of all, The Whole-Brain Child helps parents teach kids about how their brain actually works, giving even very young children the self-understanding that can lead them to make good choices and, ultimately, to lead meaningful and joyful lives
*Christine Carter, Ph.D., author of Raising Happiness*

Siegel and Bryson reveal that an integrated brain with parts that cooperate in a coordinated and balanced manner creates a better understanding of self, stronger relationships, and success in school, among other benefits. With illustrations, charts, and even a handy "Refrigerator Sheet," the authors have made every effort to make brain science parent-friendly
*Publisher's Weekly*

Engaging read with fun illustrations
*Practical Parenting & Pregnacy’s Book of the Month*

Gives parents and teachers ideas to get all parts of a healthy child's brain working together
*Parent to Parent*

Very approachable and readable
*Child and Adolescent Mental Health*

[A] useful child-rearing resource for the entire family. . . The authors include a fair amount of brain science, but they present it for both adult and child audiences
*Kirkus Reviews*

Strategies for getting a youngster to chill out [with] compassion
*The Washington Post*

In their dynamic and readable new book, Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson sweep aside the old models of "good" and "bad" parenting to offer a scientific focus: the impact of parenting on brain development. Parents will certainly recognise themselves in the lively "aha"' anecdotes that fill these pages. More important, they will see how everyday empathy and insight can help a child to integrate his or her experience and develop a more resilient brain
*Michael Thompson, PhD, co-author of the bestselling Raising Cain*