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Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive

From Tummy Time to Tae Kwon Do

Series: Great Courses
3.7
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Episodes
24
Rating
TVPG
Year
2014
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

About

Parenting is immensely rewarding and yet frequently challenging. Unlike books filled with conflicting guidance or purely anecdotal advice from other parents, this course provides you with a trustworthy, evidence-based perspective to parenting children from their first week home and beyond. Professor Vishton delivers insights from his own experience as a father, as well as his first-hand research.

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Episodes

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1. Self-Control

30m

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Start by considering physical activities that can contribute to mental development; for instance, the value of getting kids involved in activities that promote self-awareness and self-control such as tae kwon do or yoga. Learn principles of science that should be kept in mind when sifting through the flood of available advice and information about parenting.

2. Seeing, Hearing, Thinking, Learning Infants

30m

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Can infants do math? Is there a window of early brain development that - if missed - can doom a child to a life of mediocrity? Explore the wealth of evidence suggesting that even very young infants are seeing, hearing, thinking, feeling beings, and gain tips for creating enriching experiences for your baby.

3. Sleep

30m

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Here, get tips for making sure your baby - and you - get all the sleep you need. Learn simple ways to comfort a newborn, methods for training your baby to self-soothe, and measures to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Discover sleep's relationship to cognitive development and the importance of a consistent bedtime.

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Artists

Peter M. Vishtonwriter
Peter M. Vishtonactor