
"What Were You Thinking!?"
Understanding your child's changing brain from birth to adulthood
$29.60
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
‘What were you thinking!?’
If you’ve ever asked this in despair while watching a toddler melt down, a tween push boundaries or a teenager make a truly terrible decision, this book is for you.
In What Were You Thinking!? renowned neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis unpacks how the human brain develops - from newborn to adult - and why different behavioural stages make sense once you understand what’s happening upstairs. Written in plain English with warmth, humour and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991142658 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 199114265X |
| Author: | Nathan Wallis |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | A&U New Zealand |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Nathan Wallis
Nathan Wallis is a world-renowned neuroscience educator, father of three and foster parent with a professional background in child counselling, teaching and social service management.
Nathan lectured in Human Development at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was a board member and senior trainer with the national body responsible for the dissemination of neuroscientific research to professionals. He gives hundreds of talks to parents in New Zealand and Australia each year.
Nathan lives in Milton, South Otago.
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