Brain Training for Babies: A Teach Yourself Guide

by Lowe, Fergus; Lowe, Brigid

• ISBN13: 9780071769808
• ISBN10: 0071769803
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Gives parents unparalleled insight into the miracle of their babys mind and what really works to enhance it .

Author Biography

Fergus Lowe and Brigid Lowe Professor Fergus Lowe has spent most of his career as Head of Psychology at the University of Bangor; he is an expert on children's learning. Dr Brigid Lowe was until recently Research Fellow at Trinity Coilege, Cambridge and is a mother of two.

Table of Contents

Meet the authors	p. xi
In one minute	p. xii
Introduction: how you can help train your baby's brain	p. xiii
Who is this book for?	p. xiii
What will it take to train my baby's brain?	p. xiii
How will this book help?	p. xiv
To train your baby, you need to understand it	p. xiv
Building a brain-training lifestyle	p. xv
How do I use this book?	p. xvi
Preparing to take on the world's most highly skilled job	p. 1
The technical bit: how your baby's brain develops (skip if you have a science allergy)	p. 1
What difference can you make? Genes and environment - and the stuff in between	p. 5
Building a bright baby in the womb	p. 6
Training the baby trainer	p. 10
Mindful parenting	p. 12
Learn how to do baby research	p. 13
Seek out brain-building activities	p. 13
Tailoring your expectations	p. 14
Enjoying your baby	p. 14
Your talented newborn: brain training from 0 to three months	p. 18
The first hours of life	p. 19
Sucking	p. 24
Get in touch	p. 25
Setting up a stimulating newborn environment	p. 28
Crying	p. 30
Newborn smiles	p. 34
All you need is love: the relationships behind intelligence	p. 36
Your baby, the born socialite	p. 36
Emotions and intelligence	p. 38
Sleeping	p. 42
Childcare options	p. 46
Bond-building brain games	p. 48
Physical skills and brain power	p. 53
Physical development and intelligence: is there a link?	p. 53
Desining an environment for exploring	p. 62
Food for brains	p. 67
Wonder milk	p. 68
Super foods	p. 70
Specific nutrients for building brains	p. 75
Foods to avoid	p. 79
Tips for successful brain-building meals	p. 82
Top ten tips for reading labels	p. 83
Shopping list for smart store-cupboard and freezer snacks	p. 85
Bringing things together: brain training between three and eight months	p. 88
Key skills, in the order they develop, and how to help	p. 89
Training tips for this age range	p. 91
Ten tips for buying and organizing brain-training toys	p. 93
Learning language: building the foundations	p. 99
Comprehension comes first	p. 99
Joining the conversation	p. 105
Baby signing	p. 106
Your baby's first sounds	p. 109
Recognizing first words	p. 109
The word-hoard grows	p. 112
Watch out for problems	p. 113
Analyse the first words	p. 114
Training your moving, meaning, emotional baby: eight to 12 months	p. 117
Your emotionally complicated baby	p. 118
Separation anxiety	p. 118
Reading faces	p. 119
Stranger anxiety	p. 121
Strange things	p. 122
Advancing play moves	p. 123
Brain training for toddles: 12 to 24 months	p. 128
Copycat	p. 128
Pretend play	p. 129
Experimenting on you	p. 131
Discipline	p. 132
Cuddle time	p. 137
Picture books and baby brains	p. 137
Top brain-training activities	p. 138
Language: advanced manoeuvres	p. 142
Signs of progress	p. 142
Sentences	p. 145
When will the vocabulary explosion happen?	p. 148
Ten tips for talking to a toddler	p. 149
Brain training into early childhood: two years and upwards	p. 153
Understanding how young children think	p. 153
Talking to your young child	p. 158
Exercise	p. 159
Limit television time	p. 159
Other new media	p. 161
Reading together	p. 161
Music	p. 166
Languages	p. 166
Teaching your baby about the world	p. 166
From trainer to friend	p. 168
Further resources	p. 170
Index	p. 174
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