Short description
This groundbreaking book, based on bestselling author Gurian's latest research, shows moms and dads how to know their children and appreciate their unique core personality, temperament, genetic predisposition, and hard-wiring so that they may flourish and thrive.
Long description
How to avoid the stress and pressure of parenting by helping children be who they really are? This groundbreaking book, based on bestselling author Michael Gurian's latest research in baby and child brain science, shows all moms and dads how to know their children and appreciate their unique core personality, temperament, genetic predisposition, and hard-wiring. Featuring the Top 10 Tips for Newborn Parents, self-tests, checklists, and many other ways for parents to evaluate their kids, Gurian shows how to tune in to children's natures to help them flourish and thrive, avoiding the stress, pressures, and competition of "social trends" parenting, which relies on quick-fix articles, television, and pop-psychology books. All parents know instinctively that each child is different, unique, and has special potentials, weaknesses, and strengths. None is a blank slate. What Gurian has done with this revolutionary parenting guide is provide the way to avoid constantly changing trends and fads based on generalized conventional expectations a one-size-fits-all approach and instead to support the unique core nature of each child with the most effective and customized nurture and loving care.;Gurian has spent 25 years in academic research and clinical field study. His Gurian Institute has applied their research in dozens of large school districts across the country and with parents everywhere. This book puts together all of his work to date in a practical volume for every expectant and newborn mother (and father). All parents will love his combination of research and case history with intuitive comfort and reassurance. Michael Gurian (Spokane, WA) is the bestselling author of "The Wonder of Boys" (1-58542-528-1), "The Wonder of Girls" (0-7434-1703-8), "Boys and Girls Learn Differently" (0-7879-6117-5), "The Minds of Boys" (see page 2), and many other books that together have sold more than 800,000 copies in the U.S. and are translated into 18 foreign languages. His work has often been featured in the major media, including the "Today Show", "Good Morning America", CNN, NPR, the "New York Times", "Newsweek", "USA Today", the "Wall Street Journal", and elsewhere.
Review
Gurian s presentation is comprehensive and peppered with fascinating facts (i.e., how pheromones of biological fathers affect the onset of girls puberty or how parts of a toddler s brain actually swell during a tantrum). The author s new text will help parents begin, in the tradition of Maria Montessori, to follow the child, rather than adapt their kids to a contemporary one size fits all mold. (Publishers Weekly, April 2, 2007)
Table of contents
- Acknowledgments.Introduction: Rediscovering Our Children.Your Child's Nature.Nurture The Nature Of Your Child.Nature--Based Theory.Essential Parenting.A Special Feature For Moms And Dads With Newborns: Ten Tips For Nurturing The Nature Of Your Baby.PART ONE. PROTECTING THE NATURE OF YOUR CHILD.1. Escaping The Social Trends Parenting System.What Is Chronic Stress In The American Family?The Social Trends Parenting System.Nurturing Your Child's Nature.Getting Started.2. Understanding The Core Nature Of Your Child.Using Nature--Based Theory In Your Family.The Myth Of The Blank Slate Child.Eight New Sciences That Can Help You Understand Your Child's Core Nature.Creating A Profile Of Your Child's Core Nature.Your Essential Parenting Blueprint."Who Am I?"PART TWO. NURTURING THE NATURE OF YOUR CHILD.3. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Infant.Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Infant.Natural Differences Between Infant Boys And Girls.A Revolution In Parenting.Essential Mothers, Essential Fathers.Parents--Beyond--Parents.The Importance Of The Mother--Infant Bond.Burning Question: Can Vaccinations Harm My Infant?Parenting As A Spiritual Discipline.4. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Two-- To Three--Year--Old.Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Toddler.Natural Differences Between Toddler Girls And Boys.The Importance Of Play, Order, And Discipline.Self--Awareness Of Your Own Core Nature.Burning Question: How Do I Handle Tantrums?"She Was A Handful!"5. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Four-- To Six--Year--Old.@FCTX3:Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Four-- To Six--Year--Old.Natural Differences Between Boys And Girls Age Four To Six.Handling Sibling Rivalry.Helping Your Self--Educating Child Ask, "Who Am I?"Redefining Food, Shelter, And Clothing.Burning Question: How Do I Find The Best School For My Four-- To Six--Year--Old?Moving Forward With Both Peace And Excitement.6. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Seven-- To Ten--Year--Old.Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Seven-- To Ten--Year--Old.Natural Differences Between School--Age Girls And Boys.Focusing On The Art Of Relationship To Protect Your Child's Core Nature.Protecting A Child's Core Nature By Creating Symbiotic Marriage Or Symbiotic Divorce.Burning Question: How Much Media Is Too Much?The Courage Of Parents.Part Three. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Adolescent.7. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Eleven-- To Fourteen--Year--Old.Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Pubescent Chil