Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns /
Suskind, Dana,
Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns / Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind. - 308 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connections : why a pediatric cochlear implant surgeon became a social scientist -- The first word : the pioneers of parent talk -- Neuroplasticity : riding the revolutionary wave in brain science -- The power of parent talk : from language to an outlook on life -- The three Ts : setting the stage for optimum brain development -- The social consequences : where the science of neuroplasticity can take us -- Spreading the words : the next step -- Epilogue: Stepping off the shoreline
"The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important--and astoundingly simple--thing you can do for your child's future success in life is to talk to him or her, reveals the recent science behind this truth, and outlines precisely how parents can best put it into practice" --
9780525954873 (hardcover) 0525954872 (hardcover)
99964124844
2015016306
Cognitive neuroscience.
Cognition in children.
Brain--Growth.
Child development.
Neuroplasticity.
Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns / Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind. - 308 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connections : why a pediatric cochlear implant surgeon became a social scientist -- The first word : the pioneers of parent talk -- Neuroplasticity : riding the revolutionary wave in brain science -- The power of parent talk : from language to an outlook on life -- The three Ts : setting the stage for optimum brain development -- The social consequences : where the science of neuroplasticity can take us -- Spreading the words : the next step -- Epilogue: Stepping off the shoreline
"The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important--and astoundingly simple--thing you can do for your child's future success in life is to talk to him or her, reveals the recent science behind this truth, and outlines precisely how parents can best put it into practice" --
9780525954873 (hardcover) 0525954872 (hardcover)
99964124844
2015016306
Cognitive neuroscience.
Cognition in children.
Brain--Growth.
Child development.
Neuroplasticity.