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Linda Acredolo Ph.D. (Author), Susan Goodwyn Ph.D. (Author)
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Release Date: July 5 2000
More than 65 delightful games and activities to jump-start your baby's amazing brainpower

Can simply singing a song or blowing a dandelion under a toddler's nose help her mind to blossom? Can your baby count, remember events, and solve problems even before he can talk? The exciting answer to both questions is yes!

Breakthrough research is revealing the extraordinary inborn abilities of infants.
It is also showing how experiences during the first years of life profoundly
influence intelligence, creativity, language development-and even later
reading and math skills.

Now two psychologists and child development experts-authors of the bestselling Baby Signs-have created a delightful guide for parents based on the most up-to-date knowledge of how babies discover the world. You'll learn how to:

_ Create a homemade mobile to stimulate your three-month-old's delight in solving problems
_ Play a patty-cake game to help your two-year-old
make logical connections
_ Initiate bedtime conversations that build your child's memory and sense of personal history
_ Develop "Baby Signs" to help your toddler communicate before he or she can talk
_ Stimulate your child's natural number skills with puppets and counting games
_ Use nursery rhymes and special read-aloud techniques to foster reading readiness
_ Nurture budding creativity with humor and fantasy play
_ And much more!

Baby Minds is not another program for creating "super babies." Instead it
builds on activities that babies instinctively love to develop their unique abilities and make your daily interactions full of the joy of discovery-for both of you.

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Acredolo and Goodwyn, child development psychologists and coauthors of the acclaimed Baby Signs, have teamed up again to assist parents in teaching their infants from birth to 36 months of age. Their goal is to take state-of-the-art research and translate it into pragmatic techniques for fostering child development in the areas of problem solving, talking, reading, and math preparation. The authors' philosophy is well articulated in their statement on baby education classes: "If your baby is not having fun, it's probably not worth doing." Their work differs from other baby-game books, such as Elaine Martin's Baby Games (1988), in that it is not simply a laundry list of nursery rhymes, recipes, and action plays. Rather, it addresses broader developmental concepts and provides more open-ended questions and activities to stimulate learning. However, they do include a brief yet useful "Tips Revisited" section that outlines age-appropriate techniques. Recommended for both public and academic libraries.DLisa Williams, Moline P.L., IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and has served as associate editor of Child Development, the leading professional research journal, and as secretary of the prestigious Society for Research in Child Development.

Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and child development at California State University,  Stanislaus, and holds an associate researcher position at
the University of California, Davis.

The authors have received numerous research grants, most notably from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, published well over forty scholarly articles and book chapters, and presented research findings in countless settings. They have appeared on Oprah, Dateline NBC, 20/20, and other media, and their first book, Baby Signs, was featured in national parenting publications.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Authors really stretched 3 pages of info into a whole book. Mar 28 2004
By Abayomi
Format:Paperback
I found about 3 useful tips in the entire book. Not that the information was inaccurate, just very piece meal and basic. If one is not very well versed with how the entire environment affects a child then this book may be of some use.

For me, the data pulled from isolated studies and extrapolated into theories on how to enhance brain function was weak. I HIGHLY reccomend going with the Glen Doman series ('How to teach you baby to read', 'How to teach you baby math' etc.). They are based decades of proven work with real parents teaching real children and getting real (superior) results. Do be fooled by the 'baby minds' lack of approach. Get the kits, they are fun and they work!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars An insult to MY intelligence! July 11 2004
By r3VOLution
Format:Paperback
I agree witht the reader who said the book was weak and recommended the Doman series. This preface of this book started off great citing scientific studies which encourage listening to classical music and other activities which "wire" the brain. However, in no less than the first chapter, the book attempts to discourage the reader from games and activities with your child beyond the regular run-of-the-mill stimuli you will probably expose your baby to anyway (mobiles, etc.)

The most useful tip in this book, is the chapter on baby sign language, and is positive in that it may introduce some readers who have not discovered this option yet. However, for the reader that has already explored signing possibilites, the benefit is nuetralized in my oppinion, because the authors encourage parents to make up their own signs rather than go with the established sign languages such as ASL. To my way of thinking, learning the real sign language is an extra "foreign" language to learn for a lifetime and opens a neat opportunity of communicating with hearing impaired people!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas but limited Dec 28 2003
By Stephanie Relfe
Format:Paperback
This book is totally excellent in encouraging parents to stimulate their baby's mind from birth.

But he is rather limited in some ways. It is all about stimulating logic, not so much about creativity.

For example, the authors believe that a good MEMORY is what is needed to excel at school. That is what is wrong with the school system! We need to stimulate the ability to think, not just to remember.

So, in addition to this book, have your baby look at things of NATURE, where there is infinite variations. eg silk roses, hang spirals, pictures of nature - not just geometric black and white things.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Brain-building for baby
This is a great guide for parents who want to know how, when, and what to teach their babies. It goes into a thorough, but not complex description of how the brain grows and... Read more
Published on Sep 22 2003 by Kyra_Athena
5.0 out of 5 stars What a neat book!
I always knew that babies were smarter than most adults gave them credit for, and this book proves it. It was facinating to read about how babies learn. Read more
Published on Oct 9 2002 by Angela Hays
5.0 out of 5 stars The only book that offer practical advices
I would give this book 4 STARS if I found another book in the same area that is better. The book offers many practical advices to produce a child with an advance and healthy mind. Read more
Published on Sep 6 2002
1.0 out of 5 stars not a good choice
I am the mother of new twins and I do not have a lot of time on my hands. What I was looking for in this book was specific games to play with my new babies to stimulate them and... Read more
Published on Aug 27 2002 by Sherry D
4.0 out of 5 stars Practical book
This book helps the parent that is hesitant in thinking up games for the child by herself. The authors explain how the child develops here brain by play. Read more
Published on July 28 2002 by "maximl"
5.0 out of 5 stars Scientifically backed simple games
This easy to read book presents scientific references, not merely personal opinions. A great source of useful ideas for constructive fun to have with baby from 0 to 3 years. Read more
Published on April 6 2002 by R. Schuster
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource for parents.
Acredolo and Goodwyn have done it again! Their first book Baby Signs is a godsend to many of the families I serve in my practice. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for developing baby's mind
This book recommends what types of stimulus help to promote optimal mental and emotional development. It's laid out fairly well and it a quick read. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2002 by Peedy W. Legs
4.0 out of 5 stars Handy developmental help
Quick and easy 'games' for even the youngest baby, with descriptions of the developmental significance behind the fun. Read more
Published on Oct 23 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars lots of good ideas
I've already had fun playing games from this book with my baby, and I just started reading it last week. Read more
Published on Aug 27 2001 by Jessica E. Hope
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