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Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain

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Author: Sue Gerhardt
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

17 reviews
Sales Rank: 461

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9

ISBN: 1583918175
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.422
EAN: 9781583918173
ASIN: 1583918175

Publication Date: June 24, 2004
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5 out of 5 stars

Why love matters is a conversation starter March 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Taking the book with me on the bus or at the Waitrose checkout or at the barbers shop or Sussex University its title attracts attention. In the brief encounters which follow I enjoy speaking to parents whose infants obviously enjoy what's going on with the adults. I'm able to affirm that the love care and attention they give the child in those early years do make a difference and will set her up for life. To older people, and I am elderly, I speak of the 'forgiving space' that Sue Gerhart gives me in which to understand my chequered life. As Kierkegaard said 'Life must be lived foward, but it can only be understood backwards.'

5 out of 5 stars

An eye opener January 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'm expecting my first baby in Feb-2008. I was looking for books about babies psychology, it's true that there are many things you know by instinct but many others are part of medical research, also important to consider.
I read the reviews of this book and that made me buy it immediately!. I loved it since the beginning, although it gives lots of technical info in the first chapters,I found it important as well, to understand in depth the rest of the book.
It's a great eye opener for all parents, parents to be, teachers and everyone in general, interested to understand babies and human behaviour... to improve our lives and the lifes of our loved ones.
100% recommended.

5 out of 5 stars

Rock solid scientific evidence and easy-to-folllow advice December 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The book is great. It presents many scientific data without being boring or worse incomprehensible for lay-people and it gives plenty of good advice. I myself have a four month old son and I have greatly profited from the book. Many parents who come to visit my wife and me find my son sociable, smiling and happy. In my opinion this book is a must for parents and people who work in nurseries and in general with newborns and small children.

4 out of 5 stars

Little bit too technical September 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I thought this book was good but I found it difficult to read because of all the references to brain chemistry. It is interesting to know how your behaviour towards your baby affects their development, and how it occurs in the brain, but I found there was too much focus on this and not enough focus on how to love your baby in the right way. A lot of people have said it should be a recommended book for all new parents, but I think the 'average' parent would struggle to understand most of the terminology in the book. However, I do feel more knowledgeable now I have read it and will never leave my baby to cry for prolonged periods due to what the book has told me, and now I love my baby as much as I can during the day and I do feel she benefits from it, she is a really happy baby. Perhaps a watered down version of this book should be available to new parents.

5 out of 5 stars

In depth, thought provoking... July 31, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

I am a parent and I also work with young children with their parents - and so often I want to express to them how important it is to connect with their children - it simply is not a 'given' that parents will do it. All to often we underestimate the amount of attention children need. Upon reading this book - I have been inspired to be braver and gently encourage greater parental involvement. There is such a a limited 'time window' to make the best connections in our babies' brains. This book is inspiring - I have just purchased another copy to give as a gift.