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Tomorrow's Baby: The Art and Science of Parenting from Conception through Infancy (Hardcover)

by Thomas R, M.D. Verny (Author), Pamela Weintraub (Author) "In what amounts to a paradigm shift in our understanding of the human mind, we now know that interaction with the environment is not simply..." (more)

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Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (Feb 26 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684872145
ISBN-13: 978-0684872148
Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 18.5 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 558 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #435,659 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Verny (The Secret Life of the Unborn Child), a psychiatrist and founder of the Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Association of America, firmly believes that the development of the embryo and fetus, particularly the brain, is affected by a variety of external factors including nutrition, stress, medication and exercise. Stimulation such as playing music for unborn children is less important, according to Verny, than the emotional state of the mother. "The prenatal classroom is better suited for lessons of intimacy, love, and trust than for intellectual calisthenics or IQ boosting." He is particularly concerned with pregnant women who are uneasy with impending parenthood, and cites much scientific evidence showing how prenatal maternal stress negatively effects the baby's physical development. Likewise, he shows how parental behavior and mood in general have a direct impact on their children. However, readers looking for practical parenting tools may be frustrated; much of his advice is very broad (he urges women to find emotional support during pregnancy, for instance), and parents will probably find it quite difficult to work out anxiety-provoking internal conflicts and eliminate stressors without more concrete and perhaps professional guidance. Yet while the book falls somewhat short as a hands-on guide, Verny's thought-provoking and impassioned arguments and his engrossing descriptions of the infant's internal world will likely raise awareness of how parents' emotional lives affect their developing baby.
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A psychiatrist and founder of the Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Association of North America, Verny studies prenatal and infant brain development. Using the neuroscience angle to promote a New Age concept of the mind-body connection, he states that a child's brain interacts with his or her environment from the moment of conception. Since both genetics and experience shape personality, the nature/nurture dichotomy, he argues, does not exist. Although his basic explanation of current neuroscience, the mind-body connection, and its influence on child development will be of interest to parents and childcare professionals, his parenting advice is nothing new: interact with the child during pregnancy and infancy, avoid stress, take prenatal classes, have a natural childbirth, avoid physically or emotionally abusing the child, and maintain a stable, loving family. The American Medical Association Complete Guide to Your Children's Health (Random, 1999) or T. Berry Brazelton's Touchpoints (LJ 11/1/92) provide more comprehensive and practical information for parents. Recommended for public libraries where there is interest in New Age parenting material. Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L.
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In what amounts to a paradigm shift in our understanding of the human mind, we now know that interaction with the environment is not simply an interesting feature of brain development but rather and absolute requirement-built in to the process as the brain grows from one cell to 100 billion, from the moment of conception on. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Jun 6 2003

By	"aguifran" (Panama City, Panama) - See all my reviews

This book explains how the behavior of parents during pregnancy, childbirth and early childhood can influence the brain and body of the child on becoming a healthy, intelligent and emotionally fit child. Notwithstanding the previous reviews arguing that this work lacks cientific support, it appears to me that more than 95% of Verny's theories stand upon research from prestigious scientists from the four corners of the world. In fact, the book has hundreds of bibliographic references. Verny explains in a clear and concise fashion how prenatal stress, music, domestic violence, desire to give birth or not, conversation, drug and alcohol abuse, among other factors that you can control, can shape the brain of the unborn child. At the end of every chapter you will find a short list of advices and good practices to have an emotionally and mentally healthy child. Well written and a pleasure to read. For spanish speakers, there is a translation from a Catalunian editor, available from spanish internet book stores. The pregnancy and early childhood periods are, according to the author, paramount in the development of the brain. Afterwards the brain structure is almost fixed. The author gives you the advice on how to navigate successfully through these critical periods of the life of your child.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Conscious Early Parenting Could Yet Save Us, Dec 28 2002

By	David B. Chamberlain "psychologist" (Nevada City, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hopefully, this visionary, courageous and helpful book on the art and science of parenting will push us toward the critical mass needed to assure a future for our mad, deteriorating world. This authoritative book should make it clear to parents that the future of civilization is not in the hands of armies, corporations, doctors, television, blockbuster movies, or the World Bank, but in the hands of parents who will conscientiously guide, humanely endow, and proudly send forth healthy and loving children into the world. As long as we fail at this, nothing else will matter or last. Fortunately, this book is easy to read, full of illuminating stories, reveals the latest science, and carries you along with Summaries and Key Parenting Points in every chapter. Be sure to find and memorize the two concluding chapters on how to cultivate basic goodness and how to enhance empathy, compassion, and altruism--the priceless things that cannot be bought at Universities or at Wallmart and just might still move us in the direction of a civilized future!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Act of Responsibility for Humankind, Jul 26 2002

By	Petar-Kresimir Hodzic M.D., CIMI (Kastela, CROATIA) - See all my reviews

Read this truly fascinating and inspiring book as an act of
responsibility for humankind and as a contribution to making the world a better place.
"Tomorrow's Baby", the new book by Dr. Thomas Verny, the most eminent expert in the field, inevitably touches the existential core of each human being.
However, there are two things you certainly cannot do with this book. Firstly, you cannot read it all at once, and secondly, you cannot read it only once; because, almost every page is a new adventure into the depths of the art and science of responsible parenthood.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Robert OLiver, MD, PhD.
There are many who will find Thomas Verny's newest book, Tomorrow's Baby, beyond compare for bringing an emotionally healthy and mentally sound baby into the world. Read more

Published on Jun 27 2002 by Robert Oliver, MD, PhD: obster...

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Finally, a readable book bringing the latest information on the developing brain to our understanding of pre- and perinatal psychology. Dr. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ FOR FUTURE PARENTS
This easy to read information packed book details the current research and thinking on all the influences on unborn and young children. I learned a great deal reading it. Read more

Published on Jun 2 2002 by Dr. S. W. Silverberg M.D.

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What happens to babies in the womb is miraculous. The interplay of hormones, sounds, attitudes on their development reads like a detective novel. Read more

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