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An overview of what Brain Rules for Baby is about…
Pregnancy
- Babies develop an active mental life in the womb
- Stressed mom, stressed baby
- Eat right, stay fit, get lots of pedicures
Relationship
- Happy marriage, happy baby
- The brain seeks safety above all
- What is obvious to you is obvious to you
Smart baby
- The brain cares about survival before learning
- Intelligence is more than IQ
- Face time, not screen time
- Safe baby, smart baby
- Praise effort, not IQ
- Guided play—every day
- Emotions, not emoticons
Happy baby
- Babies are born with their own temperament
- Emotions are just Post-it notes
- Empathy makes good friends
- The brain craves community
- Empathy soothes the nerves
- Labeling emotions calms big feelings
Moral baby
- Babies are born with moral sensibilities
- Discipline + warm heart = moral kid
- Let your yes be yes and your no be no
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