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- 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)