The Whole Brained Child

The Whole Brained Child is one you’re going to wonder why you didn’t read sooner. It backs everything up with neuroscience – knowing which parts of the brain are activated mid-tantrum or during anger, for example, can help you navigate how you respond or confront them. When your child gets upset, you should use empathy to make headway by connecting the right brain to the right brain. Then, once they are more receptive, you can redirect to the left brain by involving the child to make amends and find a solution, on their own or together.

You will get clear when your child gets upset, but the upstairs part of the brain (the part where they can make decisions, have self-control and show empathy) is not available. Therefore, in order to connect, you need to wait for your child to calm down or help them calm down before you try to rationalize with them. Pair The Whole-Brain Child with Daniel Siegel’s other book, No-Drama Discipline and you’ll have a better road map to handling tantrums, outbursts, back talk, and other challenging behavior as your kids move from the toddler to school-age years.

Link to buy: www.amazon.com/Whole-Brain-Child-Strategies-Nurture-Developing/dp/1780338376