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Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten: Raise IQ points by up to 30 points and turn on your child's smart genes Points
Between birth and age five, your child has up to thirty IQ points at stake. Scientists now know that the human brain is undergoing a constant and dramatic transformation in the first years of life. During this peak time of development, every activity and experience leaves an indelible mark on your baby’s brain, for better or worse. The right kind of stimulation and nutriti...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
September 5th 2006
by Morgan Road Books
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Definitely worth reading if you are the parent of children under the age of 5. Two things I didn't like about this book: 1) he repeated himself a lot. I think he said "You can actually turn on your child's "smart genes" by parenting decisions you make during their early childhood" about a bajillion times. Yeah, we got that from the subtitle. Here's the thing: most parents who are concerned enough with raising a smart child that they'll elect to read a 200+ page book to tell them how to do that a...more
A must read for parents of children 5 or younger!
The suggestions for activities to "build better brains" seemed very easy and common sense. The most interesting (and some pretty frightening) things I learned from reading this book were about the effects of watching tv, playing video games, diet, and environment on brain development. The "toxins" sections made me wonder if there was such a thing as a "toxins" inspector who could come to your house and test the water, paint, soil, grass, toys, an...more
The suggestions for activities to "build better brains" seemed very easy and common sense. The most interesting (and some pretty frightening) things I learned from reading this book were about the effects of watching tv, playing video games, diet, and environment on brain development. The "toxins" sections made me wonder if there was such a thing as a "toxins" inspector who could come to your house and test the water, paint, soil, grass, toys, an...more
I got this from the library because I thought it wouldn't take long to read it (I was right) and because I thought perhaps I might learn something (maybe). I am not an anxious parent using flashcards to get my kids ahead, so most of the activities here didn't appeal to me. I think parents of babies need to relax and not worry about whether they're doing enough. Most likely, if you're asking that question, you already are.
Stupid title and lots of dumb stuff to wade through, but some fun games and other suggested activities. Only read because it was available as an ebook from the library and the book I was looking for wasn't. Still, worth skimming the chapters in play and reading (more for activity ideas than to raise your child's iq).
This book is for people who know nothing about kids or chemicals or health. Most of the games are intuitive--I would have played them with my baby anyway, the get-the-chemicals-out is great but I've been getting chemicals out of my house for years anyway and the eat-well-and-exercise, well, again, I do that anyway.
This book was interesting to read with a lot of tips on how to "play" with your child. The author emphasizes that play time with your child is actually learning time with them, too and provides explanations on the games you can play with your child.
This book was pretty interesting. I would definitely recommend it for new moms. He talks about a lot of issues that we all have questions about, and I appreciated his suggestions.
I learned some very practical information from this book and we applied every reasonable bit of advice. I'd say so far it has worked because we have one smart three-year-old.
Really a waste of time! Far too preachy, and geared toward IQ more than well roundedness. The author makes some sweeping, and unfounded, generalizations about the futures of certain children, depending on how hard their parents try to raise their intelligence, that I find grossly irresponsible, and slightly offensive. I would give this less than 1 star if it was possible, and would caution any parent, or person around children, to steer clear of this book.
Some times I felt this was written by a pediatrician rather than a neurologist; a lot of it is common sense to a parent of a 4 year old like me.
Other advice like teaching your child a second language, starting music lessons at age 4, and avoiding chicken nuggets are impractical applications for me & my 4 year old.
I did enjoy the toy, TV, and book advice. As well as the activities I can start now with my 1 year old.
Other advice like teaching your child a second language, starting music lessons at age 4, and avoiding chicken nuggets are impractical applications for me & my 4 year old.
I did enjoy the toy, TV, and book advice. As well as the activities I can start now with my 1 year old.
Jun 24, 2008
Stephani
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all moms and dads and especially those expecting!!!
Recommended to Stephani by:
my brilliant husband!
Wow, if you have children you NEED to read this book!!! It helps educate and increase awareness about keeping our little ones safe and healthy. It is really up to the parent to maximize your child's physical and mental growth and keep things out of their lives that hinder that growth. This pediatric neurologist is right on the money in my opinion!
I feel bad about reading this book, because I want my child to pursue her own route (and I can already imagine her despair, disdain, and disgust at finding this book on my shelves when she is fourteen), but I can't seem to help myself from trying to give her everything I can.... Advice(i.e., am I a bad mother for reading this sort of thing?)?
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Just picked this up and read it in an afternoon. I'm not one of those parents putting pressure on my child to be smart... I just wanted to learn more about the brain research in this area. A colleague just recently heard the author at a conference. He had many suggestions for foods that are good for pregnant and nursing moms and young children.
Stupid title and the book isn't much better. He has a really bossy tone and talks a lot about environmental toxins that you can't do anything about which is just depressing. It does have some good information but I got really annoyed when he started promoting his own line of vitamins and supplements!
I won't be able to protect Roland Hikaru from all the toxic substances, situations and events that Dr. Perlmutter outlines in his book but I can try to minimize his exposure to them. It reassures me though, that we are already implementing a lot of advice Perlmutter offers.
I'm not one of those parents trying to raise my one year old's IQ. I just wanted to know about brain food and developmental games I could play with her. I found that here, and was able to skim the book quickly to find it.
It was repetitive at times, but provided great ideas for educational games, and better habits for healthy brain smart eatting. Not that I'll probably change what I'm doing now, it was all very informative.
This book has some great information on things too avoid and activities to do with kids to increase their IQ. I rented it at the library and am tempted to buy it so I can mark it up.
Still pick this up as a reference and it is jammed pack with info. regarding health, etc. of children. It is a worthwile purchase and is now offered in paperback.
I found this book so so informative. If you want a couple extra hints with out feeling like you have to push things on your kids, this i a great book.
This had some great information that I was looking for on nutrition, immunizations, activities, etc. I bought it so I'd have it as a reference.
Terrific book for anyone who's raising or assisting in raising a child.
Great book, very recommended. I haven't finish reading the whole thing, tough.
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David Perlmutter is a freelance writer living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he has lived his whole life.
His passions are American television animation (the subject of his MA thesis and a projected historical monograph), literature (especially science fiction and fantasy) and music (rhythm& blues, soul, funk and jazz.)This explains why much of his writing is as nonconventional and defian...more
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His passions are American television animation (the subject of his MA thesis and a projected historical monograph), literature (especially science fiction and fantasy) and music (rhythm& blues, soul, funk and jazz.)This explains why much of his writing is as nonconventional and defian...more
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