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Your child's DNA is not destiny; you are at the helm, guiding their course. The truth is, nature and nurture are in a delicate dance - if one goes too fast, the other one falls. Science tells us that early childhood experiences have the capacity to structure and alter the brain. That means you didn't just supply your child's DNA - you're still shaping it. And it's only by wielding this power that your child will activate their full potential. You are truly a gene therapist; manipulating and guiding your child's genetic makeup based on the experiences you create for them. Contrary to what modern parenting trends have told us, parenting is much simpler than we dared to imagine. Great parenting comes down to one mission: to be prepped and present for the windows of your child's development so that you can take full advantage of them and help your child become a smart, successful, self-sufficient adult. It doesn't require formal training or a fancy degree - all it takes is getting involved. Once parents learn how to flip the right gene "switches," they can expand the limits of their child's potential and lay the emotional and intellectual groundwork that allows them to seize opportunities for success fearlessly, naturally, and enthusiastically. With a PhD. in education and a second in psychology, and forty years of experience as an educator, Dr. Gross combines an understanding of childhood development with practical and realistic tools to teach parents how to best take advantage of their child's developmental windows. How to Build Your Baby's Brain translates the results from scientific studies about expanding consciousness and performance into day-to-day interaction between parents and children.
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Gail Gross, PhD, EdD, MEd, is a nationally recognized family, child development and human behavior expert, author, and lecturer who is frequently called upon by national and regional media to offer her insight on topics involving family relationships, education, behavior, and development issues. Dr. Gross has contributed to broadcast, print, and online media including her TV talk show, Let's Talk with Dr. Gail Gross on PBS, her radio talk show, Let's Talk with Dr. Gail Gross, CNN, The Today Show, Fox's The O'Reilly Factor, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNBC, FOX radio, Hollywood Reporter, MORE Magazine, Parent.com, Parents.com, Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine, Time Magazine, Times of India, Univision, The Doctors TV Show, Parents magazine, People magazine, Parenthood.com, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and USA Today. She has earned accolades from distinguished leaders such as the Dalai Lama, who presented her with the first Spirit of Freedom award in 1998, and Houston Women's Magazine named her One of Houston's Most Influential Women of 2016. Most recently, Dr. Gross's latest book, How to Build Your Baby's Brain received the National Parenting Product Awards Winner in 2019, the Nautilus Book Awards Winner in 2019, and ranked #1 Best New Parenting Book in 2019 and Top Parenting Book to Read in 2020 by BookAuthority and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in 2020.
