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Your Brain on Childhood: The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Ballparks, Family Rooms, and the Minivan
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication date
September 20, 2011
Pages
325
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781616144258
ISBN-10
1616144254
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Original list price
$17.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book reviews the consequences of raising children in todayâs highly unnatural environments and suggests ways in which parents can learn to naturalize childhood again, so that a childâs environment gels with how the brain was designed to grow. In a clearly presented, accessible narrative, the author marshals scientific evidence from a wide array of fields to explain why there is a disconnect between the brainâs evolutionary history and the technology-centered present. Research from both human and animal studies indicates that brain development is fostered by consistent opportunities for face-to-face communication and freewheeling pretend play.
The startling implication is that todayâs structured, controlled, and fabricated surroundings are exactly wrong for developing brains. Instead of emphasizing technology and organized activities, parents and teachers could better help children learn by encouraging exploration, experimentation, and exposure to the real world. Recess, now often dismissed as a waste of time, should be considered an essential part of childrenâs cognitive and social development; lessons should be individualized as much as possible; and the current focus on homework and letter grades should be de-emphasized and eventually eliminated altogether.
Fascinating and controversial, this well-researched discussion by an expert on child development will make parents and school systems rethink how we are raising our children.
The startling implication is that todayâs structured, controlled, and fabricated surroundings are exactly wrong for developing brains. Instead of emphasizing technology and organized activities, parents and teachers could better help children learn by encouraging exploration, experimentation, and exposure to the real world. Recess, now often dismissed as a waste of time, should be considered an essential part of childrenâs cognitive and social development; lessons should be individualized as much as possible; and the current focus on homework and letter grades should be de-emphasized and eventually eliminated altogether.
Fascinating and controversial, this well-researched discussion by an expert on child development will make parents and school systems rethink how we are raising our children.
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from Prometheus Books (September 20, 2011)
9781616144258 | details & prices | 325 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $17.00
About: This book reviews the consequences of raising children in todayâs highly unnatural environments and suggests ways in which parents can learn to naturalize childhood again, so that a childâs environment gels with how the brain was designed to grow.
About: This book reviews the consequences of raising children in todayâs highly unnatural environments and suggests ways in which parents can learn to naturalize childhood again, so that a childâs environment gels with how the brain was designed to grow.
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