Second Nature
How Parents Can Use Neuroscience to Help Kids Develop Empathy, Creativity, and Self-Control
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2019
Summary
Searching for a roadmap to raise a successful child who makes a positive difference in this world? Neuroscientist and mother Erin Clabough teaches that to thrive as adults, children need to learn self-regulation, a master life skill founded in empathy, creativity, and self-control. The lack of even one of these intertwined skills underlies nearly all of the parenting problems we face.
The good news is that you can build these strengths in children at any age, from infancy to adulthood…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781683640790 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1683640799 |
| Author: | Erin Clabough |
| Publisher: | Sounds True Inc |
| Imprint: | Sounds True Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Erin Clabough
Erin Clabough is a mother of four who holds a PhD in neuroscience. Her parenting style has been highly influenced by her background in brain development research. She teaches biology and neuroscience, and heads an active research program that investigates questions about how the brain functions, including developmental areas such as fetal alcohol syndrome and lifespan topics such as neurodegenerative disease. She is also interested in incorporating neuroscience principles into the classroom, in service learning, and in providing hands-on learning experiences to students of all ages.
She participated in a developmental cognitive neuroscience program at the University of Denver, where she was involved in Down syndrome, autism, and schizophrenia research. Erin received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Virginia in 2006, specializing in the molecular genetics of neurodegeneration. She subsequently held a three-year postdoctoral research position at the University of Virginia. Her scientific research has resulted in many peer-reviewed journal articles. She writes for Psychology Today, mindbodygreen, TODAY Parenting, and other publications.
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