Amazing Minds
The Science of Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind with Games, Activities and More
Published on 3. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-425-23224-8 (ISBN)
Description
A noted parenting expert provides the latest research on child development and offers games and activities parents can use to support their child's natural abilities.
Drawing on the latest fascinating research in child brain development, noted parenting expert Jan Faull gives parents the essential tools to recognize and encourage their child's natural development- and have fun with their kids in the process. Simple to use and easy to understand, the techniques in Amazing Minds show parents how to support their children's capacity for learning. Faull describes chronologically what babies are capable of and the research behind those findings-then provides clear instruction, practical exercises, and fun games to play with babies to enhance their innate learning process. Amazing Minds will change how people view babies-from newborns to toddlers- and foster a new level of nurturing for generations of parents, educators, and caregivers.
Drawing on the latest fascinating research in child brain development, noted parenting expert Jan Faull gives parents the essential tools to recognize and encourage their child's natural development- and have fun with their kids in the process. Simple to use and easy to understand, the techniques in Amazing Minds show parents how to support their children's capacity for learning. Faull describes chronologically what babies are capable of and the research behind those findings-then provides clear instruction, practical exercises, and fun games to play with babies to enhance their innate learning process. Amazing Minds will change how people view babies-from newborns to toddlers- and foster a new level of nurturing for generations of parents, educators, and caregivers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
504 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-425-23224-8 (9780425232248)
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Additional editions
Jan Faull | Jennifer McLean Oliver
Amazing Minds
The Science of Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind with Games, Activities and More
E-Book
08/2010
Berkley
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
Jan Faull, MEd, has taught parent education, child development, and behavior guidance for more than 25 years. She has written for Ladies Home Journal, Healthy Kids, American Baby, and Better Homes & Gardens online, and Disney online. She also wrote a weekly parenting column in the Seattle Times for ten years.
Jennifer McLean Oliver, cognitive psychologist and child development specialist, is a founding member of the Talaris Research Institute on Early Learning. She is the coauthor of Amazing Minds: The Science of Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind with Games, Activities, and More. She currently serves as a Senior Design Researcher at Microsoft.
Jennifer McLean Oliver, cognitive psychologist and child development specialist, is a founding member of the Talaris Research Institute on Early Learning. She is the coauthor of Amazing Minds: The Science of Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind with Games, Activities, and More. She currently serves as a Senior Design Researcher at Microsoft.