The Youngest Minds: Parenting and Genetic Inheritance in the Development of Intellect and Emotion

by Richard J. Barnet, Ann B. Barnet

Revealing what every parent needs to know about what goes on in a child's brain during the critical first months and years of life, Ann B. Barnet, M.D., and Richard J. Barnet explore children's genetic tendencies toward anger, fear, and other emotions. Showing how interactions with other people can actually organize and reorganize a child's brain, they offer invaluable guidance to parents and caregivers by describing the essential characteristics of healthy parent-child relationships and good child care, as well as how the effects of bad early experiences can be overcome later in life.
An unprecedented, up-to-the-minute look at the way human relationships and genetics shape the personalities and destinies of children, The Youngest Minds reveals more clearly than ever before how parents, for better or worse, become partners in the development of their child's mind.

360 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

Reviews

[Ariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent read that provides a detailed overview of many, many critical studies that have been done on all facets of infant/toddler brain development, parenting, early education, etc., examining the effects of both nature and nurture on the development of children. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is stylistic—some parts are overly dry in their descriptions of the studies.

[Cristina Knuckey Zúñiga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro sigue confirmando la tremenda importancia del rol de los cuidadores en el desarrollo intelectual, emocional y social de los/as hijos/as. Recomendado :)

[Kristopher Irizarry-hoeksema · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the best book on childhood brain development ever written for lay people. I say this as someone who worked for the Weismann Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Every parent should read this as well as anyone interested in early childhood development which should be society in general.