,
,All identifying details, including names, have been changed except for those pertaining to
the authors’ family members. This book is not intended as a substitute for advice from a
trained professional.
Copyright © 2011 by Mind Your Brain, Inc., and Bryson Creative Productions, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an imprint of The Random House
Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
DELACORTE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Siegel, Daniel J.
The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing
mind / Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-553-90725-4
1. Parenting. 2. Child development. 3. Child rearing.
I. Bryson, Tina Payne. II. Title.
HQ755.8.S53123 2011
649’.1019—dc22 2010052988
Illustrations by Tuesday Mourning
Jacket design: Misa Erder
v3.1_r2
, Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction: SURVIVE AND THRIVE
Chapter 1: PARENTING WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND
Chapter 2: TWO BRAINS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: Integrating
the Left and the Right
Whole-Brain Strategy #1: Connect and Redirect: Surfing Emotional
Waves
Whole-Brain Strategy #2: Name It to Tame It: Telling Stories to Calm
Big Emotions
Chapter 3: BUILDING THE STAIRCASE OF THE MIND:
Integrating the Upstairs and Downstairs Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #3: Engage, Don’t Enrage: Appealing to the
Upstairs Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #4: Use It or Lose It: Exercising the Upstairs
Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #5: Move It or Lose It: Moving the Body to
Avoid Losing the Mind
Chapter 4: KILL THE BUTTERFLIES! Integrating Memory for
Growth and Healing
,All identifying details, including names, have been changed except for those pertaining to
the authors’ family members. This book is not intended as a substitute for advice from a
trained professional.
Copyright © 2011 by Mind Your Brain, Inc., and Bryson Creative Productions, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an imprint of The Random House
Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
DELACORTE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Siegel, Daniel J.
The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing
mind / Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-553-90725-4
1. Parenting. 2. Child development. 3. Child rearing.
I. Bryson, Tina Payne. II. Title.
HQ755.8.S53123 2011
649’.1019—dc22 2010052988
Illustrations by Tuesday Mourning
Jacket design: Misa Erder
v3.1_r2
, Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction: SURVIVE AND THRIVE
Chapter 1: PARENTING WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND
Chapter 2: TWO BRAINS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: Integrating
the Left and the Right
Whole-Brain Strategy #1: Connect and Redirect: Surfing Emotional
Waves
Whole-Brain Strategy #2: Name It to Tame It: Telling Stories to Calm
Big Emotions
Chapter 3: BUILDING THE STAIRCASE OF THE MIND:
Integrating the Upstairs and Downstairs Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #3: Engage, Don’t Enrage: Appealing to the
Upstairs Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #4: Use It or Lose It: Exercising the Upstairs
Brain
Whole-Brain Strategy #5: Move It or Lose It: Moving the Body to
Avoid Losing the Mind
Chapter 4: KILL THE BUTTERFLIES! Integrating Memory for
Growth and Healing
