Penguin Books Australia

Give your child a head-start in life!

• Provides new, relevant information relating to childhood learning
• Written in a clear, comprehensive manner with minimal jargon
• Addersses concerns that are foremost on new parents' minds
• Written by a ground-breaking neuoscientist and early childhood specialist.

Given today's competitive society, it is no wonder that parents are pushing their children to be the best that they can be. However, going about this in the wrong way could be counter effective and have unfavourable effects on the child. This book explores parenting and learning myths and uncovers effective learning aids and techniques. Written in an engaging and accessible manner, this updated and expanded edition of Your Child, Your Genius, first published in 1998) by neuroscientist Theva Nithy, shows how parents can: 

• boost the power of their child's mind.
• nurture his/her interest in learning.
• enhance his/her memory.
• cultivate learning ability.
• increase their child's intelligence.
• boost his/her self confidence.

A graduate in neuroscience from the University of Toronto, Canada, Theva Nithy is the founder and neuroscience consultant at Smartbrain Mind Technologies, a centre that specializes in child and adult mind development. He has also designed a set of brain stimulation flash cards called the Earlystart System.