Pre-Parenting

Nurturing Your Child from Conception

By: Thomas R. Verny, Pamela Weintraub

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Paperback | 1 October 2003 | Edition Number 1

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How does a mother's tone of voice affect her unborn child? What kind of music, if any, should a child be exposed to in the womb? Can parents influence the predispositions of their child to traits like depression, or something as elusive as basic goodness? Thanks to revolutionary discoveries in neuroscience and developmental psychology in recent years, says Dr. Thomas Verny, we now know more about these questions than ever. In Pre-Parenting, Dr. Verny translates this research into practical advice for parents and parents-to-be.
Pre-Parenting explains how even the most ordinary events can evoke a cascade of biological changes in a baby -- not only in the brain but also in the immune system and throughout the body. Every experience, from a baby's trip down the birth canal to the way she is held or spoken to, can shape her health and personality. An internationally recognized expert in early human development, Dr. Verny shows parents how to use this new information to create an ideal environment for their babies, enhance their babies' intelligence and social skills, and become better parents through "conscious parenting." Insightful and encouraging, Pre-Parenting is an invaluable guide for parents who want to help actualize their child's full potential, beginning with conception.

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Publishers Weekly Verny's...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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Non-Fiction Family & Health Parenting: Advice & Issues Child Care & Upbringing Psychology Child & Developmental Psychology

Introduction	p. 7
Crossing the Amniotic Sea	p. 13
The Dawn of Consciousness	p. 29
Maternal Stressors and the Unborn	p. 37
The Womb as Classroom	p. 53
Birth and Personality	p. 69
Sense and Sensibility of the Newborn	p. 85
The Alchemy of Intimacy	p. 103
Adoption and the Search for Identity	p. 123
Experience As Architect of the Brain	p. 137
The Mystery and Power of Early Memory	p. 153
Depending on the Kindness of Strangers	p. 171
When Things Go Wrong: Sad Children, Angry Children	p. 189
Cultivating Basic Goodness: How to Enhance Empathy, Compassion, and Altruism	p. 211
Conscious Parenting	p. 221
Roots of Personality Questionnaire and Key	p. 237
Notes and References	p. 265
Bibliography	p. 295
Index	p. 327
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Pre-Parenting

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