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The Gardener and the Carpenter by Alison Gopnik
Category: Science
One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of 'good parenting'. Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the huge industry surrounding i ...Show more
The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik
Category: Pregnancy
Selected as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times. "The Gardener and the Carpenter should be required reading for anyone who is, or is thinking of becoming a parent." (Financial Times). Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprising ...Show more
The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us about the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik (Psychology Department)
Category: Self-Help
One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of "good parenting"Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call "parenting" is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry ...Show more
The Philosophical Baby : What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life by Alison Gopnik
Category: Pregnancy
For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to appreciate babies, too. The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants and young children. Scientists used to believe that bab ...Show more
The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us about Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life by Alison Gopnik
Category: Parenting Pregnancy Childbirth
In the last decade there has been a revolution in our understanding of the minds of infants and young children. We used to believe that babies were irrational, and that their thinking and experience were limited. Now Alison Gopnik -- a leading psychologist and philosopher, as well as a mother -- explain ...Show more
The Scientist in the Crib : What early learning tells us about the mind by Alison Gopnik , Andrew N Meltzoff & Patricia K Kuhl
Category: Parenting Pregnancy Childbirth
Blending two worlds--science and children--this informative book by a team of pioneering researchers offers new and exciting findings from the field of developmental science about the innate knowledge of babies and the powerful bond between parents and their children that naturally fosters learning. Re ...Show more
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