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

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Table of contents

- Title Page (Page 2)
- Copyright (Page 3)
- Contents (Page 4)
- Introduction: Survive and Thrive (Page 6)
- Chapter 1: Parenting with the Brain in Mind (Page 14)
- Chapter 2: Two Brains Are Better Than One: Integrating the Left and the Right (Page 27)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #1: Connect and Redirect: Surfing Emotional Waves (Page 36)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #2: Name It to Tame It: Telling Stories to Calm Big Emotions (Page 42)
- Chapter 3: Building the Staircase of the Mind: Integrating the Upstairs and Downstairs Brain (Page 54)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #3: Engage, Don’t Enrage: Appealing to the Upstairs Brain (Page 67)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #4: Use It or Lose It: Exercising the Upstairs Brain (Page 72)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #5: Move It or Lose It: Moving the Body to Avoid Losing the Mind (Page 78)
- Chapter 4: Kill the Butterflies!: Integrating Memory for Growth and Healing (Page 89)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #6: Use the Remote of the Mind: Replaying Memories (Page 105)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #7: Remember to Remember: Making Recollection a Part of Your Family’s Daily Life (Page 110)
- Chapter 5: The United States of Me: Integrating the Many Parts of the Self (Page 121)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #8: Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Teaching That Feelings Come and Go (Page 134)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #9: SIFT: Paying Attention to What’s Going On Inside (Page 136)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #10: Exercise Mindsight: Getting Back to the Hub (Page 144)
- Chapter 6: The Me-We Connection: Integrating Self and Other (Page 156)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #11: Increase the Family Fun Factor: Making a Point to Enjoy Each Other (Page 170)
- Whole-Brain Strategy #12: Connect Through Conflict: Teach Kids to Argue with a “We” in Mind (Page 174)
- Conclusion: Bringing it All Together (Page 186)
- Refrigerator Sheet (Page 192)
- Whole-Brain Ages and Stages (Page 195)
- Dedication (Page 220)
- Acknowledgments (Page 221)
- About the Authors (Page 224)