Self-control, from tummy time to tae kwon do -- Seeing, hearing, thinking, learning infants -- Sleep, getting enough "vitamin S" -- Healthy eating habits for life -- Baby talk, sign language, and speech -- Shaping behavior, how kids and rats differ -- Which style of parenting is best? -- The joy of reading and the place of phonics -- IQ hazards and boosting intelligence -- Enhancing your child's memory -- Parent as teacher, homework and beyond -- Getting a jump on math, without math anxiety -- Advantages of a second language -- What tv and video can and can't teach -- Values and pitfalls of video games -- Promoting persistence and self-esteem -- Encouraging cooperation, sharing, empathy -- Peer conflicts and social development -- Maria Montessori at home for young children -- Schooling and the Montessori approach -- Physical development and education -- The adolescent brain -- Becoming a parent-scientist -- The great values of an unhurried childhood.
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