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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind - Daniel J. Siege, Tina Payne Bryson

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Sure! Here’s a summary of the text on integrating different parts of the brain for healthy child development:

  1. Connect and Redirect: First, connect emotionally with your child when they are upset. Once they are calm, introduce logical lessons and discipline.
  2. Name to Tame: Help your child articulate their feelings to gain control over their emotions.
    1. Engage, Don’t Rage: In stressful situations, engage your child’s higher thinking by asking questions and offering choices instead of using authoritative commands.
    2. Use It or Lose It: Encourage activities that exercise the higher brain, like problem-solving and decision-making.
    3. Move It or Lose It: Physical activity can help children regain emotional balance and improve brain function.
      1. Use the Mind’s Remote Control: Allow children to narrate painful events at their own pace, helping them process memories without feeling overwhelmed.
      2. Remember to Remember: Regularly practice recalling important events to strengthen memory and integrate implicit and explicit memories.
        1. Let the Clouds of Emotion Pass: Teach children that emotions are temporary and manageable.
        2. SIFT: Help children notice and understand their sensations, images, feelings, and thoughts to promote self-awareness.
        3. Practice Mindfulness: Use mindfulness exercises to help children calm themselves and focus their attention.
          1. Increase the Family Fun Factor: Create positive family experiences to build strong connections and social development.
          2. Connect Through Conflict: Use conflicts as opportunities to teach children essential relationship skills.

            3. The book also includes an “Age and Stage” chart to guide the implementation of these strategies based on the child’s age. These strategies are grounded in neuroscience and aim to foster emotional intelligence and resilience in children.


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