Nurture the Nature

Michael Gurian 지음

Jossey-Bass 2007년 04월 10일 출간

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From Michael Gurian, the best-selling author of The Minds of Boys and The Wonder of Girls, comes the next-step book that shows how any parent can tune into a child-s unique core personality, hard wiring, temperament, and genetic predisposition in order to help that child flourish and thrive.Based on the most recent brain research, Nurture the Nature features the Ten Tips for Nurturing the Nature of Your Baby, self-tests, checklists, and many other tools for you to help your kids get exactly the kind of support they need, from infants to adolescents.While offering positive ideas for nurturing your child, Gurian also shows how to avoid the stress, pressures, and excessive competition of what he identifies as social trends parenting. Most parents know instinctively that their child is unique and has special potential, weaknesses, and strengths. No child is a blank slate. Gurian calls on parents to turn away from one-size-fits-all approaches and instead support the individual core nature of a child with effective and customized loving care.

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Acknowledgments.Introduction: Rediscovering Our Children.Your Child's Nature.Nurture The Nature Of Your Child.Nature-Based Theory.Essential Parenting.A Special Feature For Moms And Dads With Newborns: Ten Tips For Nurturing The Nature Of Your Baby.PART ONE. PROTECTING THE NATURE OF YOUR CHILD.1. Escaping The Social Trends Parenting System.What Is Chronic Stress In The American Family?The Social Trends Parenting System.Nurturing Your Child's Nature.Getting Started.2. Understanding The Core Nature Of Your Child.Using Nature-Based Theory In Your Family.The Myth Of The Blank Slate Child.Eight New Sciences That Can Help You Understand Your Child's Core Nature.Creating A Profile Of Your Child's Core Nature.Your Essential Parenting Blueprint."Who Am I?"PART TWO. NURTURING THE NATURE OF YOUR CHILD.3. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Infant.Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Infant.Natural Differences Between Infant Boys And Girls.A Revolution In Parenting.Essential Mothers, Essential Fathers.Parents-Beyond-Parents.The Importance Of The Mother-Infant Bond.Burning Question: Can Vaccinations Harm My Infant?Parenting As A Spiritual Discipline.4. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Two- To Three-Year-Old.Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Toddler.Natural Differences Between Toddler Girls And Boys.The Importance Of Play, Order, And Discipline.Self-Awareness Of Your Own Core Nature.Burning Question: How Do I Handle Tantrums?"She Was A Handful!"5. Nurturing The Nature Of Your Four- To Six-Year-Old.@FCTX3:Preview Of Essential Developmental Tasks.Information Essential To Nurturing The Core Nature Of Your Four- To Six-Year-Old.Natural Differences Between Boys And Girls Age Four To Six.Handling

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Noted author Gurian (The Wonder of Boys) here advocates that parents reject what he calls the "social trends parenting system"-i.e., following popular parenting fads-and instead focus on the unique talents, proclivities, and temperaments with which children are born. He spends a good deal of the book laying out the scientific aspects of personality and temperament, delving into recent brain research that, for instance, shows how gender and other factors play a role in personality development. While Gurian's overall message is worthy, many parents may find some of his recommendations confusing and even alarming. He seems to advocate for specialized medical tests, such as brain scans and blood tests, in the absence of any real reason for performing them, treating them as tools to help parents better understand a child's "core nature." His use of that term itself is problematic, as it sometimes refers to personality and other times to medical issues. His statements about certain areas of research and popular culture are also inaccurate, e.g., he misunderstands the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, equating shyness with introversion. Still, parents may be able to take away the important and liberating idea that knowing your child is the best parenting advice of all. Fans of Gurian's other books will be pleased; those who want to understand better how personality affects child development would be better served by Elizabeth Murphy's The Developing Child.&-Rachel Davis, Thomas Memorial Lib., Cape Elizabeth, ME (Library Journal, May 1, 2007)Family therapist Gurian (The Wonder of Girls) approaches his nature-based theme from a slightly different angle in his latest work, urging parents to buck "social trends parenting" and make decisions based on the core personality of their individual child. A researcher of brain science and gender differences, Gurian believes that much of a child's behavior is inborn from the start. But Gurian sees a disturbing trend in par

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Michael Gurian is a family therapist and The New York Times best-selling author of The Wonder of Boys, The Wonder of Girls, The Good Son, Boys and Girls Learn Differently! and The Minds of Boys, among many others. He is cofounder of the Gurian Institute and a pioneer in the fields of family development, education, and gender studies. He has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere.