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The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter

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I never thought about it but I think Ms. Ellison is right. One's ability to multi-task definitely grows with children. Ms. Ellison is able to pull together information from many, many sources and present a body of knowledge in an easy to read and understand format. Rather than thinking that "mothers" make poor employees and are unable to cope because of their "home" responsibilities this book should open eyes. And hopefully also show the advantages of being an involved parent.

Ellison's book assures us mothers that we're not nuts. There is indeed a scientific explanation for the temporary insanity that new mothers experience. But what follows as we begin to settle in to motherhood is even more fascinating, as evidenced by the research The Mommy Brain presents. Readers may be skeptical that intelligence in the book is defined in unconventional ways. But this is something educators now know--that not all intelligence shows up on an IQ test. Ellison's book lets you uncover all of a woman's smarts unleashed by motherhood.

The book that dispels the notions that mothers leave their brains in the delivery room. Katherine Ellison proves scientifically that having children changes mothers' brains for the better! How could that be a bad read?

Hilarious and true. Any parent can relate. Glad to see someone is finally making a thoughtful contribution that is different and thought provoking.

I was disappointed with this book. In an effort to keep the book from being too scientific, Ellison waters down the material too far for my comfort. Also, there are a lot of unanswered questions in this field of research. Time after time, Ellison poses an interesting question, and then is forced to answer her own question by saying, "We don't know yet." Then she moves on to idle speculation to fill in the blanks.

Also, my copy of the book was missing pages 17-40, and had two copies of pages 41-64.