About
the book
Boost Your Child’s Potential
proves that the scope for parental intervention goes beyond the limits imposed by a child’s genetic endowment, and will help parents shape their offspring into happy, self-assured, well-rounded and attractive individuals. This practical hands-on guide is especially useful for working parents. The chapter Do’s and Don’ts of Enlightened Parenting, together with the extensive index, will answer most problems at the flick of a finger.
In
writing Boost Your Child’s Potential, the objective of the authors
was to create an easy-to-read manual to assist parents in the task implied
in the title.
The book shows that the scope for parental intervention goes beyond the
limits imposed by a child's genetic endowment, and helps parents to shape
their offspring into happy, self-assured, well-rounded and attractive
individuals.
There is no universal consensus on the best method of bringing up
children. Some aspects are still controversial. However, Boost Your
Child’s Potential records the state-of-the-art findings on the subject
of child development, with the assistance of authoritative institutions
and other sources.
Parents are generally not trained in any educational discipline. They are
therefore not interested in arcane concepts and are put off by scientific
jargon. These days the need to work long hours imposes time constraints on
parents, which makes a practical hands-on guide like Boost Your Child’s
Potential invaluable.
The last no-nonsense book specifically for parents was Benjamin Spock's The
Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946), which sold more than
30 million copies and in the process broke dramatically with accepted
practices. Boost Your Child’s Potential is a further step in the
same direction.
Contents
Bonding
The Early Years
Ages and Stages
Self-Esteem
The Mystery of Intelligence
How Intelligent is Your Child?
Intellectual Performance
Motivation & Stimulation
Managing Your Child
Nurturing the Able Child
Do’s and Don’ts of Enlightened Parenting
Alcohol and pregnancy
Ask your child
Baby’s work-out
The brain power charade
Breast or bottle
Check your child’s vision
What about circumcision?
Corporal punishment
Cot safety
Dental care
Family life and employment
Give them space
Hide-and-Seek
Honey and botulism
Junk food diet
Encourage good manners
Memory Lane
Another baby is coming
Have fun with your newborn
Permissiveness
Pets and your baby
Praising bright children
Pre-natal vitamin supplements |
Resilience in adversity
Going to school
Sleep
tight little angel
Sons and fathers
The sun and your child
Television
Test your baby’s hearing
Timing pregnancy
Warts
Working with your child’s teachers
How to Raise Drug-Free Children
Alcohol and Your Child
Children and Smoking
Formative Assessment
Sex Education
Adoption
Step-Families
Bereavement and Your Child
Feeding Your Child
Dyslexia
Emotional and Behavioural Problems
Attention Deficit Disorder
Help Your Child to Learn
The Brain and Mind Games
Test Sophistication
The IQ Tests
For age-group I (4-6 years plus)
For age-group II (7-9 years plus)
For age-group III (10-14 years)
Answers
Marking the Tests
Helplines
Bibliography |
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