The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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Memories aren't like photocopy machines that produce accurate pictures of what took place in the past. The hippocampus stores memory with an overlay of emotion, and our memories always coexist with the feelings we attach to an event. Memory also isn't like a filing cabinet, where we simply pull them out when we need to. This holistic approach to development and integration could make all the difference in how your child experiences the world. Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Help your child, when he/she is experiencing a negative emotion, to understand that feelings come and go Similarly, when your child is upset, we should first connect right brain to right brain. Yes, with empathy. Then, once they are more receptive, we are able to redirect with the left brain. Redirect does not mean to distract. It means to involve the child in making amends and finding solutions together.

The same is true for your brain. Each region of your brain is responsible for a distinct set of tasks, which we’ll explore in the coming chapters. You function optimally—socially, mentally, and emotionally— when the different parts of your brain are integrated. Maintaining integration is the basis of the whole-brain child parenting method.

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.

Additionally, you’ll gain insight into your own emotions. You can apply many of the same strategies yourself, so that you’re not just teaching your child about integration, but also modeling it. Integrating the Left and Right BrainsNew parents get a bunch of advice from everyone around them. However, one type of advice is crucial: how parents should approach the child’s brain? If you are a parent, teacher or other person who works with children, I would commend this book to you. By understanding how the brain works, you can survive tough moments and teach children to thrive. The Whole-Brain Child explains both how and why. Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives endlessly challenging? No-it’s just their developing brain calling the shots! Kelebihan buku ini adalah gaya penulisannya yang apa adanya & tidak bertele-tele, sehingga kita bisa dengan cepat langsung menyerap ke-12 strategi untuk menuntun cara kerja otak anak. Ditambah lagi ada gambar-gambar ilustrasi yang sangat membantu orang-orang awam seperti saya untuk memahami materi teknis yang disampaikan. Selain itu, strategi-strategi membimbing cara kerja otak anak di dalam buku ini juga sangat praktikal. Meskipun belum tentu menjadi orang tua, saya merasa buku ini akan sangat membantu saya kelak terutama ketika menghadapi anak-anak (seperti anak didik atau anak asuh). Overall, menurut saya buku ini menjadi buku ✨ wajib ✨ bagi para calon orang tua untuk melek kesehatan mental anak. Dr. Daniel J. Siegel is an author, leader at Mindsight Institute and teacher of psychiatry at UCLA.

I hope you find the summary useful and definitely recommend reading the book too. You will find many practical strategies to support your child and the integration of their brain, all the parts of themselves, and even with others.The brain is enormously complex with different areas performing various tasks, yet constantly interlinking. For example, the "reptilian" part of the brain makes split-second survival choices, and the 'mammalian' part is more concerned with relationships. Good mental health means getting all areas of the brain to work well together. In this pioneering, practical book for parents, neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures. Different parts of a child's brain develop at different speeds, and understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain and raise calmer, happier children. In fact, you should let it have such instances, but you should guide it to use the brain in a way that will make it a positive experience for its growth overall.

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, Ph.D., author of Reviving Opheliaand The Shelter of Each OtherThis book basically copied How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, especially with the "Name it to Tame it" strategy. If you're looking for a good, organized parenting book, read How to Talk instead.