| Description |
308 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Connections -- The First Word -- Neuroplasticity -- The Power of Parent Talk -- The Three Ts -- The Social Consequences -- Spreading the Words -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Encourages parents to help optimize their child's neural development along with their vocabularies to ensure future success in school and life through tuning in to what they are doing, speaking to them using many descriptive words, and engaging them in conversations. |
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"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" -- provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Cognitive neuroscience.
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Cognition in children.
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Brain -- Growth.
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Child development.
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Neuroplasticity.
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| Added Author |
Suskind, Beth, author.
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Lewinter-Suskind, Leslie, author.
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| Added Title |
30 million words |
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Building a child's brain |
| ISBN |
9780525954873 (hardcover) |
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0525954872 (hardcover) |
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