How to Raise a Brighter Child

The latest studies prove sooner is smarterhow much is a child capable of learning before the age of six? what happens to a child's brain during the preschool years when the body is growing so rapidly? how can working parents make sure their children are getting enough mental stimulation? should parents help a youngster learn to read before he or she starts the first grade? how can parents safely use computers and the internet as early learning tools? is a child's intelligence level actually fixed for life by inherited genes? you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other vital questions in this revised and updated edition of this classic parenting guide.how to raise a brighter child incorporates groundbreaking scientific findings on brain development to help you boost your child's potential from birth. discover specific early learning techniques to aid your child's development of his or her mind -in his or her own personal style and at the appropriate speed. these are not formal lessons. most are fascinating games.and they work! from the back cover the latest studies prove sooner is smarter-how much is a child capable of learning before the age of six?-what happens to a child's brain during the preschool years when the body is growing so rapidly?-how can working parents make sure their children are getting enough mental stimulation?-should parents help a youngster learn to read before he or she starts the first grade?-how can parents safely use computers and the internet as early learning tools?-is a child's intelligence level actually fixed for life by inherited genes?you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other vital questions in this revised and updated edition of this classic parenting guide. how to raise a brighter child incorporates groundbreaking scientific findings on brain development to help you boost your child's potential from birth. discover specific early learning techniques to aid your child's development of his or her mind -in his or her own personal style and at the appropriate speed. these are not formal lessons. most are fascinating games. and they work! the late joan beck wrote the award-winning “you and your child” column forthe chicago tribune for many years, in which she pioneered coverage of new research on brain development, the battle against birth defects, and the struggles of parents to balance family and careers-all the while, raising two children herself. later, she became the first woman member of thetribune's editorial board and her twice-weekly op-ed columns were syndicated in hundreds of newspapers nationwide. a member of the chicago journalism hall of fame, ms. beck was also the author of four books:best beginnings, effective parenting, is my baby all right? with dr. virginia apgar, andhow to raise a brighter child, which has been translated into eight languages and published widely around the world. excerpt. © reprinted by permission. all rights reserved. chapter oneyour child's first and best teacher: youhow much is your child capable of learning before he's six years old and ready for first grade? what happens to his brain during these preschool years when his body is growing and changing so rapidly?is your youngster's intelligence level fixed for life by the genes she inherits? or can it be raised by the way you care for her at home, long before she ever meets a teacher in a classroom?as a parent, what can you do to give your child ample opportunity to grow in intelligence during these irreplaceable early years of life?an explosion of new research into how the brain grows is yielding exciting answers to these questions. the discoveries add up to a larger, happier, and extremely important role for parents in fostering the mental development of their children before school age and to the promise of lifelong higher intelligence for these youngster