The Yes Brain Child: Help Your Child be More Resilient, Independent and Creative by Daniel J Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Worth the read

Fuuuu! Debemos leerlo todos!

I won't bother with the book details, they're well covered in other reviews, so I'll just say that I really can't recommend these enough.Long story short, "The Whole Brain Child" and it's two companion books by the same authors, "No Drama Discipline", and more recently "The Yes Brain" really have been the most useful parenting books I've encountered. (they are loosely coupled, so you can read any of them individually, in any order)Of the 40 or so books (and zillion articles, studies, etc.) I gobbled up when we first found out we'd be expecting, these are the ones that really stand out, and that I can most hold up and say "I'm a better parent today than I otherwise would be, because I read this."These aren't read-once books for me - I still flip through them once in a while, as a refresher, three years later, and will probably continue to revisit them well into the future.I also make it a habit to gift hardcover copies of all three books to anyone we know who's expecting, along with an offer to buy them the e-book versions instead, if they'd rather have those.Even the best parents have room for improvement, and I can't really imagine anyone reading any of these without finding something that will add to their parenting skills.Bottom line, if you believe parenting is a skill to be honed, if you want to parent thoughtfully and intentionally rather than just echoing your own parents methods (which may have been just fine), if you want your parenting to be in tune with the facts and empirical evidence provided by modern psychology and brain-science (which has improved greatly over the last 20 years or so), and if you want a better understanding of how your child's mind works, how you can best guide that mind for long-term success, then please don't miss these books.What else can I say? Seriously, just buy the book - buy all three, if you can.Your kids will probably never thank you for reading them, but they should =o)

We love this book, and the other books by the same authors (“The Whole Brained Child” and “No Drama Discipline “). They overlap slightly so it’s helpful to read as a set IMO. We find they fit really well with our parenting ethos and more importantly we better understand our daughters. Using this methodology has meant less fights, more compromises, and generally happier family times! No more toddler standoffs is a real win! I couldn’t recommend them more thoroughly.

Highly recommended if you want to be a better parent and learn why and how to authors approach works.