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Scientific Parenting
What Science Reveals About Parental InfluenceScientific Parenting, Band 1
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7,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 24.08.2013 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781459710108 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 280 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>The latest research on child development may hold the key to the parenting of the future. <br><br></p>
<p>Combining the expertise of its author – a celebrated expert in parent-infant mental health and mother of two – with the latest findings in gene-by-environment interactions, epigenetics, behavioural science, and attachment theory, Scientific Parenting describes how children’s genes determine their sensitivity to good or bad parenting, how environmental cues can switch critical genes on or off, and how addictive tendencies and mental health problems can become hardwired into the human brain. <br><br> The book traces conditions as diverse as heart disease, obesity, and depression to their origins in early childhood. It brings readers to the frontier of developmental research, unlocking the fascinating scientific discoveries currently hidden away in academic tomes and scholarly journals. Above all, <i>Scientific Parenting</i> explains why parenting really matters and how parents’ smallest actions can transform their children’s lives.</p>
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<p>Combining the expertise of its author – a celebrated expert in parent-infant mental health and mother of two – with the latest findings in gene-by-environment interactions, epigenetics, behavioural science, and attachment theory, Scientific Parenting describes how children’s genes determine their sensitivity to good or bad parenting, how environmental cues can switch critical genes on or off, and how addictive tendencies and mental health problems can become hardwired into the human brain. <br><br> The book traces conditions as diverse as heart disease, obesity, and depression to their origins in early childhood. It brings readers to the frontier of developmental research, unlocking the fascinating scientific discoveries currently hidden away in academic tomes and scholarly journals. Above all, <i>Scientific Parenting</i> explains why parenting really matters and how parents’ smallest actions can transform their children’s lives.</p>
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<i>Scientific Parenting</i> brings readers to the frontier of research in child development, unlocking the fascinating scientific discoveries currently hidden away in academic tomes and scholarly journals. Above all, it explains why parenting really matters, and how parents' smallest actions can transform their children's lives.
<b>Dr. Nicole Letourneau</b> is a research chair in parent-infant mental health at the University of Calgary. She has published more than eighty articles and contributed to thirteen books on child development. Her research has been featured in the
<i>Globe and Mail</i> and the
<i>Calgary Herald</i>, and on
<i>CTV News</i> and the CBC. She lives in Calgary.
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<b> Justin Joschko</b> received his M.A. in creative writing from the University of New Brunswick. Currently, he works as a freelance writer, researcher, and qualitative analyst. He lives in Ottawa.
<i>Globe and Mail</i> and the
<i>Calgary Herald</i>, and on
<i>CTV News</i> and the CBC. She lives in Calgary.
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<b> Justin Joschko</b> received his M.A. in creative writing from the University of New Brunswick. Currently, he works as a freelance writer, researcher, and qualitative analyst. He lives in Ottawa.
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