Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
Learn scientifically proven techniques for raising healthy, happy, and intelligent children in this course taught by a world-renowned child development expert.
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Self-Control-From Tummy Time to Tae Kwon Do
- 02: Seeing, Hearing, Thinking, Learning Infants
- 03: Sleep-Getting Enough "Vitamin S"
- 04: Healthy Eating Habits for Life
- 05: Baby Talk, Sign Language, and Speech
- 06: Shaping Behavior-How Kids and Rats Differ
- 07: Which Style of Parenting Is Best?
- 08: The Joy of Reading and the Place of Phonics
- 09: IQ Hazards and Boosting Intelligence
- 10: Enhancing Your Child's Memory
- 11: Parent as Teacher-Homework and Beyond
- 12: Getting a Jump on Math-Without Math Anxiety
- 13: Advantages of a Second Language
- 14: What TV and Video Can and Can't Teach
- 15: Values and Pitfalls of Video Games
- 16: Promoting Persistence and Self-Esteem
- 17: Encouraging Cooperation, Sharing, Empathy
- 18: Peer Conflicts and Social Development
- 19: Maria Montessori at Home for Young Children
- 20: Schooling and the Montessori Approach
- 21: Physical Development and Education
- 22: The Adolescent Brain
- 23: Becoming a Parent-Scientist
- 24: The Great Values of an Unhurried Childhood
Taught by
Peter M. Vishton
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