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    Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3
    Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3
    Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3
    Audiobook9 hours

    Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3

    Written by Jill Stamm and Paula Spencer

    Narrated by Coleen Marlo

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Should you really read to your baby? Can teaching a baby sign language boost IQ? Should you pipe classical music into the nursery? Dr. Jill Stamm translates the latest neuroscience findings into clear explanations and practical suggestions, demonstrating the importance of the simple ways you interact with your child every day. It isn't the right "edu-tainment" that nurtures an infant's brain. It is as simple as Attention, Bonding, and Communication, and it's within every parent's ability to provide. Practical games and tips for each developmental age group will show you not only what the latest findings are but, more importantly, tell you what to do with them.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 21, 2016
    ISBN9781515978183
    Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3
    Author

    Jill Stamm

    Jill Stamm, PhD, is the cofounder of New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Development. Dr. Stamm has been an associate clinical professor at Arizona State University in Tempe for more than 25 years. She is the developer of Brain Boxes, a unique set of products designed to help adults interact with young children to encourage healthy brain development. She is an international speaker on brain research and serves on the advisory board for the Learning & the Brain Conference series. 

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    • 4/5
      Stamm has a developmentally disabled daughter whose birth inspired her to start researching neurological development of infants. The book was written so that anyone can read it, and it was really interesting to see how babies’ minds work and develop, as well as what parents can do to help. This book exposed the myth of having kids listen to classical music and watch Baby Einstein-type shows, and encourages attention, touch, communication, and simple activities you can make and do around the house.

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    • 4/5
      First of all, please don't think I'm one of those mom's who wants her baby to be the smartest kid in the class, speaking 3 languages by age 4, reading at a year, etc! But watching a baby learn is fascinating and I wanted to do some reading about how a baby learns and how I can help the process and provide developmentally appropriate interactions, toys, etc. The cool part about reading this book is that it reinforced that the natural things you do with a baby are "right" and have a purpose. Talking, singing, playing peekaboo, etc. are all important to brain development and are things you do anyway. This author found very little use for the "edu-tainment" industry and I found that very reassuring. Most of the activities use common household items. So I didn't get too many new ideas from this book for my son's current age (5 months), but it was neat to see how the brain develops and is wired. I will probably check it out from the library again when my son is older since I thought some of the toddler activity ideas were fun and things I might not have thought of. Very interesting book.