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Magic Trees of the Mind by Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson

Magic Trees of the Mind

How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence

How to Nuture your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence

By Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson

By Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson

By Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson

By Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson

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Category: Parenting | Psychology

Category: Parenting | Psychology

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Jan 01, 1999 | ISBN 9781101127438

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    About Magic Trees of the Mind

    Cutting edge scientific research has shown that exposure to the right kind of environment during the first years of life actually affects the physical structure of a child’s brain, vastly increasing the number of neuron branches—the “magic trees of the mind”—that help us to learn, think, and remember. At each stage of development, the brain’s ability to gain new skills and process information is refined.

    As a leading researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, Marion Diamond has been a pioneer in this field of research. Now, Diamond and award-winning science writer Janet Hopson present a comprehensive enrichment program designed to help parents prepare their children for a lifetime of learning.

    About Magic Trees of the Mind

    Cutting edge scientific research has shown that exposure to the right kind of environment during the first years of life actually affects the physical structure of a child’s brain, vastly increasing the number of neuron branches—the “magic trees of the mind”—that help us to learn, think, and remember. At each stage of development, the brain’s ability to gain new skills and process information is refined.

    As a leading researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, Marion Diamond has been a pioneer in this field of research. Now, Diamond and award-winning science writer Janet Hopson present a comprehensive enrichment program designed to help parents prepare their children for a lifetime of learning.

    About Marian Diamond

    Marian Diamond has taught for more than thirty years at U.C. Berkeley, where she directed the Lawrence Hall of Science. She… More about Marian Diamond

    About Janet Hopson

    Janet Hopson is a journalist, editor, and columnist for Science News and Outside magazines, as well as the New York… More about Janet Hopson

    About Marian Diamond

    Marian Diamond has taught for more than thirty years at U.C. Berkeley, where she directed the Lawrence Hall of Science. She… More about Marian Diamond

    About Janet Hopson

    Janet Hopson is a journalist, editor, and columnist for Science News and Outside magazines, as well as the New York… More about Janet Hopson

    Product Details

    Category: Parenting | Psychology

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Plume
    Jan 01, 1999 | 480 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780452278301

    Category: Parenting | Psychology

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Plume
    Jan 01, 1999 | 480 Pages | ISBN 9781101127438

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    Praise

    “Wonderful… an excellent resource and activity guide for children ages one through twelve.”—Rebecca Shore, Baby Teacher: Nurturing Neural Networks from Birth to Age Five
     
    “More than 35 years ago, Marian Diamond, a distinguished neuroanatomist in Berkeley, was part of a University of California research team whose imaginative experiments yielded a wealth of insights into rat behavior—and later into the plasticity of the growing human brain. A consequence of that groundbreaking research, and much that followed, is this remarkable book—both a guide for perplexed parents and an absorbing tale of scientific discovery. Its provocative subtitle offers a promise that the authors fulfill abundantly.”—David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle
     
    “Diamond and Hopson bring hard science up to the standards of common sense… Diamond, a researcher at UC-Berkeley, and science journalist Hopson bring a clear and steady gaze to material that could have overwhelmed less able writers. The valuable nearly 100-page resource guide includes extensive lists of recommended books and toys for children grouped by age level and by gender.”—Publishers Weekly

    Table Of Contents

    Magic Trees of the MindPrologue and Acknowledgments
    Introduction: Experience Is the Best Sculptor

    1: Trees That Grow So Fair: Neural Forests of the Mind

    2: An Enchanted Thing: The Brain’s Network of Connections

    3: Feed My Brain: Influences in the Womb
    An Enrichment Program for the Unborn Child

    4: Dreaming Eyes of Wonder: Nurturing the Very Young
    An Enrichment Program for Babies and Toddlers

    5: These Become Part of the Child: Stimulating the Mind in the Preschool Years
    An Enrichment Program for Preschool Children

    6: Letting the Future In: The Power Of Experience in Middle Childhood
    An Enrichment Program for Grade School Children

    7: Plant Another Tree: Continuing Mental Development in Adolescence
    An Enrichment Program for Teenagers

    8: Learning Not by Chance: Enrichment in the Classroom

    9: As Morning Shows the Day: How Social Factors Shape Future Minds

    Resource Guide: Additional Tools for Enrichment
    Articles / Books / Organizations / On-line Resources / Catalogs and Commercial Sources / Parent-Recommended Enrichment Tools

    Notes
    Index

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