Brain Child: How Smart Parents Make Smart Kids [Paperback]

Tony Buzan (Author)

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'This lively, heartening book radiates enthusiasm and will give parents -- and teachers -- the confidence to believe that, yes, they really can make a difference.' TES (Times Educational Supplement) 'Tony Buzan deserves a medal for coming up with the sanity-saving concept of Mind Maps, which make difficult mental tasks possible, even pleasurable, by engaging the right side of the brain, where colour and creativity reign!The system can be a lifesaver for children with dyslexia-type difficulties.' TIME OUT 'Tony Buzan comes to the rescue with this inspiring, fun and practical book, which helps parents help their children become intelligent in every sense of the word.' EVENING ECHO 'In his desperately needed and paradigm-shifting book Brain Child, Tony Buzan, among many other timely and pertinent observations for the development of the intelligence of your child, identifies that learning Mind Sports and chess in particular, stimulates dendritic growth early in life and provides synaptic protection as you get older! Protect your child and yourself -- buy this book! Brain Child should be nominated as the "Brain Book" of the year!' THE SPECTATOR 'The whole world should Mind Map.' THE EXPRESS 'Tony Buzan will do for the brain what Stephen Hawking did for the universe.' THE TIMES 'The biggest name in memory' THE NEW YORKER 'If you put Buzan's theories to the test, you could find yourself memorising pages from a phone book, or becoming the brainiest person in the world' Personal Computer World Magazine 'Tony didn't invent the brain -- he did invent the instructions!' John Husbands, MD, Institute of Management

Product Description

Tony Buzan, 'the biggest name in memory', takes a fascinating and exuberant look at the enormous potential of a child's brain and provides parents with the practical tools they need to help their children achieve it. Mind maps, memory games and other techniques allow parents to encourage learning and development for children of all ages. With Tony Buzan it's all brain, no pain! Research shows that the time and energy you dedicate to your child in the first five years pays off dividends for the next ten. With competition for the best schools stiffening, parents having children later and being more aware of the part they must play in their child's education, there is more and more demand for practical resources like Brain Child. Tony Buzan, world-renowned inventor Mind Maps, has written the ultimate 'operations manual' to help parents liberate their child's true brain potential. He explains how the brain develops and the simple things you can do to stimulate your child's multiple intelligences -- including social, creative, numerical and physical -- and unlock his or her natural genius. / Bring out the Leonardo or Einstein in your child / Share fun memory games, number skills and Mind Maps / Raise your child to be happy and confident / Learn new ways of talking to and reading with your child / Let your child love numbers as well as words / Watch him or her excel at school and succeed in life All parents who pick up this book will be inspired and empowered by Tony's understanding of their child's brain and what they can do to fulfil his or her true potential.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons (November 3, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0007166079
• ISBN-13: 978-0007166077
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #490,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Brain Child, May 11, 2005

By	Maxim Masiutin (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Brain Child: How Smart Parents Make Smart Kids (Paperback)

As any book by Tony Buzan, it starts with the description of brain, and how large is the possible number of "thought tracks" (learned information, habits or memories), and that is number is so great that writing it would take a line of figures, in normal characters, more than 1.5 million kilometers long. The author proclaims that the brain is by far the most important organ in the baby's body, explains the functions of left and right brains, and enumerate the intelligences: verbal, numerical/logical, engineering/spatial, sensual, body/kinaesthetic, creative, personal, social and spiritual. The writer explains the importance of these intelligences in the baby's life, and helps the parents to develop them: each section ends with "Things For You To Do" list of practical advices for parents.

Great attention is also paid to the importance of physical development, as it is also important for the growth of the brain in the first two years of the child's growth, as well as to the good nutrition. "When we think of food, we traditionally think only of standard nutrition. Good standard nutrition is, though, only of four necessary brain foods. Each of these brain food is equally important and is totally necessary for your baby to survive, without any one of them he will die. They are Oxygen, Nutrition, Love and Information (ONLI).

Tony Buzan in this book didn't forget to reiterate his favourite techniques like Mind Maps, TEFCAS and Radian Thinking.

This book is somewhat based on works by Glenn Doman ("Teach your baby math"), Betty Edwards ("The new drawings on the right side of the brain"), Howard Gardner ("Multiple Intelligences"), Glenn Wilson ("Improve Your IQ"). I recommend reading this books as well.

Although in some places I've found this book a little bit dull, it is definitely worth attention!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for your parenting bookshelf., May 2, 2009

By	mommyof2 "Jen" (Conneticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brain Child: How Smart Parents Make Smart Kids (Paperback)

This is an excellent book. It goes through various intelligences, explaining how the baby's brain is developing in that particular area and then lists very practical suggestions on how to maximize their potential. There are many stories and examples to demonstrate points woven throughout the book, as well. Highly recommend it!