Little Brains Matter av Debbie Garvey

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<P>This accessible guide introduces neuroscience, demystifying terminology and language and increasing the knowledge, skills and, importantly, confidence of anyone interested in brain development in early childhood.</P><P>Practical and reflective chapters highlight the multi-faceted role of adults as ''brain builders'' and encourage the reader to consider how the environment, play and interactions are crucially interlinked. The book considers cutting-edge science and introduces this in an accessible way to look at a range of ways that adults can support children, exploring:</P><UL><LI>how poverty, adversity, and social, emotional and mental health all influence the developing child </LI><LI>the science behind play, and why it is so important for young children</LI><LI>how we can take ideas from different disciplines such as psychology and anthropology and interweave these with the overarching research of neuroscience</LI><LI>why adult interaction (both practitioner and parent/carer) wi