Baby Brain

If you think baby brain is bad for you, think again - because neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay (author of The Women's Brain Book ) has looked at studies and talked to experts from all over the world and the proof is in: giving birth is one of the best things to ever happen to a woman's brain. Moreover, the positive effects of baby brain last well beyond the baby stage - even into old age, with elderly mothers' brains showing resilience to ageing. Plus, the benefits of baby brain show up for non-birth parents - even fatherhood has a profound effect on the hormones and brains of men. This fascinating book weaves together baby brain research and interviews with neuroscientists and women's health specialists - many of whom are mothers - with personal experiences from parents concerning baby brain, nesting, maternal instinct, social support, anxiety and sleep. In each aspect the conclusion is clear: having a baby improves a mother's memory, and makes her smarter and more empathetic, intuitive and socially savvy. Baby Brain contains the ultimate good-news story about mothers' brains, backed up by scientific research from leading experts and presented in highly readable bite-sized sections by one of Australia's leading science communicators.

If you think baby brain is bad for you, think again - because neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay (author of The Women's Brain Book ) has looked at studies and talked to experts from all over the world and the proof is in: giving birth is one of the best things to ever happen to a woman's brain. Moreover, the positive effects of baby brain last well beyond the baby stage - even into old age, with elderly mothers' brains showing resilience to ageing. Plus, the benefits of baby brain show up for non-birth parents - even fatherhood has a profound effect on the hormones and brains of men. This fascinating book weaves together baby brain research and interviews with neuroscientists and women's health specialists - many of whom are mothers - with personal experiences from parents concerning baby brain, nesting, maternal instinct, social support, anxiety and sleep. In each aspect the conclusion is clear: having a baby improves a mother's memory, and makes her smarter and more empathetic, intuitive and socially savvy. Baby Brain contains the ultimate good-news story about mothers' brains, backed up by scientific research from leading experts and presented in highly readable bite-sized sections by one of Australia's leading science communicators.

Discover how to raise a happy and responsible child by applying the most updated neuroscientific findings. In this book, Laurie Alber offers a new and different approach aimed at sharpening healthy brain development, leading to calmer, smarter, happier child. The book introduces you to the new science of how a child's brain develops since the pregnancy and how it matures during the first years of life. It takes in consideration both the most up-to-date psychological and neuro-scientific knowledge and what parents usually put in practice nowadays to raise a kid. With age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, Baby Brain is also a great tool for parents, teachers and children themselves to go their feelings and sensations to understand where they come from. It engages children in easy, kid-friendly mindfulness activities and helps them develop their capacity to be mindful, quiet and self-regulate, and develop emotional resilience. By applying these new discoveries to day-to-day parenting life, you can turn any argument, complains and fear into a way to improve your child's brain development.

Discover how to raise a happy and responsible child by applying the most updated neuroscientific findings. In this book, Laurie Alber offers a new and different approach aimed at sharpening healthy brain development, leading to calmer, smarter, happier child. The book introduces you to the new science of how a child's brain develops since the pregnancy and how it matures during the first years of life. It takes in consideration both the most up-to-date psychological and neuro-scientific knowledge and what parents usually put in practice nowadays to raise a kid. With age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, Baby Brain is also a great tool for parents, teachers and children themselves to go their feelings and sensations to understand where they come from. It engages children in easy, kid-friendly mindfulness activities and helps them develop their capacity to be mindful, quiet and self-regulate, and develop emotional resilience. By applying these new discoveries to day-to-day parenting life, you can turn any argument, complains and fear into a way to improve your child's brain development.