{"product_id":"brain-rules-for-baby-updated-and-expanded-how-to-raise-a-smart-and-happy-child-from-zero-to-five","title":"Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded): How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five","description":"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.\n\nIn his New York Times bestseller 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.\n\nBrain 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.\n\nYou will view your children—and how to raise them—in a whole new light. You’ll learn:\n\nWhere nature ends and nurture begins\nWhy men should do more household chores\nWhat you do when emotions run hot affects how\nyour baby turns out, because babies need to feel safe\nabove all\nTV is harmful for children under 2\nYour child’s ability to relate to others predicts her\nfuture math performance\nSmart and happy are inseparable. Pursuing your child’s\nintellectual success at the expense of his happiness\nachieves neither\nPraising effort is better than praising intelligence\nThe best predictor of academic performance is not\nIQ. It’s self-control\nWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0983263388\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0983263388.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Medina, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43055004188733,"sku":"BVV.0983263388.A","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0983263388-0.jpg?v=1774128323","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/brain-rules-for-baby-updated-and-expanded-how-to-raise-a-smart-and-happy-child-from-zero-to-five","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}