Description
Learn how a child's brain works, develops, and changes during the critical stages of childhood!
Robert Sylwester, author of 10 books, has written this latest book to help parents and educators understand children's cognitive development and provide suggestions on how to nurture children to their full potential.
A companion to The Adolescent Brain, this rich resource:
- Examines the neurobiology of childhood, explaining the body/brain systems that develop during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood
- Explores factors that can enhance or delay development, such as nutrition, family life, relationships, illness, intelligence, technology, creativity, and the arts
- Provides practical suggestions to help adults promote healthy development and successful learning in the children they encounter
- Includes a glossary of neurobiological terms
