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Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns

Title
  1. Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns / Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind.
Published by
  1. New York, New York : Dutton, [2015]
Author
  1. Suskind, Dana

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Additional authors
  1. Suskind, Beth
  2. Lewinter-Suskind, Leslie
Description
  1. 308 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important--and astoundingly simple--thing you can do for your child's future success in life is to talk to him or her, reveals the recent science behind this truth, and outlines precisely how parents can best put it into practice"--
Subject
  1. Cognitive neuroscience
  2. Child development
  3. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Education
  4. Brain > Growth
  5. Neuroplasticity
  6. Cognition in children
  7. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > General
  8. SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Neuroscience
Contents
  1. Connections : why a pediatric cochlear implant surgeon became a social scientist -- The first word : the pioneers of parent talk -- Neuroplasticity : riding the revolutionary wave in brain science -- The power of parent talk : from language to an outlook on life -- The three Ts : setting the stage for optimum brain development -- The social consequences : where the science of neuroplasticity can take us -- Spreading the words : the next step -- Epilogue: Stepping off the shoreline.
Call number
  1. JFE 18-7959
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards (note)
  1. Books for a Better Life Award, 2016 Finalist.
Author
  1. Suskind, Dana, author.
Title
  1. Thirty million words : building a child's brain : tune in, talk more, take turns / Dana Suskind, MD, Beth Suskind, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind.
Publisher
  1. New York, New York : Dutton, [2015]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards
  1. Books for a Better Life Award, 2016 Finalist.
Added author
  1. Suskind, Beth, author.
  2. Lewinter-Suskind, Leslie, author.
LCCN
  1. 2015016306
Other standard identifier
  1. 99964124844
ISBN
  1. 9780525954873 (hardcover)
  2. 0525954872 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. JFE 18-7959
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