What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life by Lise Eliot Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
Book Review: Fascinating, but disturbing
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is fascinating. It's an incredibly readable, well-written wealth of information on how the human brain develops. I just wish the author would have conveyed the information without citing the details of the studies on which she bases her information.
I'm no animal rights fanatic, but the stories of the experiments done on animals (often cats and dogs) were very disturbing. For example, in the chapter on vision she talks about a staggeringly cruel experiment done on kittens. I'll spare you the details, but it ruined my day to read about it. Yet the author nonchalantly mentions this sort of thing left and right.
Bottom line: You can learn a ton from this information-packed book. But if you're an animal lover who doesn't like to hear about the details of what happens to lab animals, this is not the book for you.
Book Review: Essential for every mother-to-be
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great book! One of the best books on babies out there. The author not only presents tremendous amounts of very valuable and comprehensive information, she supports every one of them them with research data. The author describes babies' development from a scientific point of view,which is written in a way that a person with very limited science background can comprehend very well. Then she describes how it translates to the babies development as we experience it, for instance, in the baby's learning, reacting, hearing, seeing etc. Then she uses this information to recommend how to enhance the development of the baby. I find this book very comprehensive and very helpful in understanding what to do in every stage of the baby's life from conception up to a certain age, to create a healthy and intelligent person. Book Review: Reads like a textbook treatise on brain synapses.
Summary: 3 Stars
This book contains an impressive amount of information, but I cannot get around to sitting down and really reading it. I keep feeling like a student studying for a biology test. The writing style is really really dry! I wish that this very valuable information was put in a way that a busy mom can read! Also, I felt like the title is misleading. It talks a lot about prenatal and first year development, and much less from 1 year up to 5 years. If you are looking for regular development milestone information, this book is not it.Book Review: Best for Expecting Parents
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this book when my son was 18 months old, figuring I could still get about 3 more years of info out of it. Instead I found myself wondering and even worrying whether I did the "best" thing back while I was pregnant and during his first year of life, as the "perfect parent" would. While interesting and informative, this is not a reference book you can easily look up, by age, what's going on in there for the first five years of life. The majority of the book deals with baby development, with very little info beyond the first year. For me the title was very misleading.Book Review: Facinating and well written
Summary: 5 Stars
What a fantastic book for new parents! It answers so many of those questions you are constantly wondering and even some you haven't come up with, yet! Very well researched and written! I only wish I had it when I was pregnant, too.
It took me a while to read it since I have a new baby and am busy with all of his developing parts, but that also kept me motivated to keep reading. I have given it as a gift to curious friends who have yet to give birth.
The only complaint I have is that my binding fell apart on my book and I had to take it back to the store. However, Bantam Books will replace it for you if you have the same problem I did.