Pre-Parenting: Nurturing Your Child from Conception

by Thomas R. Verny

How does a mother's tone of voice affect her unborn child? What kind of music, if any, should a child be exposed to in the womb? Can parents influence the predispositions of their child to traits like depression, or something as elusive as basic goodness? Thanks to revolutionary discoveries in neuroscience and developmental psychology in recent years, says Dr. Thomas Verny, we now know more about these questions than ever. In Pre-Parenting, Dr. Verny translates this research into practical advice for parents and parents-to-be.

Pre-Parenting explains how even the most ordinary events can evoke a cascade of biological changes in a baby -- not only in the brain but also in the immune system and throughout the body. Every experience, from a baby's trip down the birth canal to the way she is held or spoken to, can shape her health and personality. An internationally recognized expert in early human development, Dr. Verny shows parents how to use this new information to create an ideal environment for their babies, enhance their babies' intelligence and social skills, and become better parents through "conscious parenting." Insightful and encouraging, Pre-Parenting is an invaluable guide for parents who want to help actualize their child's full potential, beginning with conception.

Genres: Parenting

403 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 23, 2003

Reviews

[Keith Madsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author, a psychiatrist specializing in the psychology of the unborn and newborn, makes a strong case for a fetus having definite human characteristics, like sensing, feeling, remembering and having awareness. This has implications for our abortion/choice debate (although he also underlines how important it is that a child entering the world is wanted.) His work also has implications for how parents relate to the fetus during the time of gestation. He strongly encourages talking to the fetus and playing music for the life developing in the womb. He indicates that positive, gentle attitudes toward the developing child, and life in general, has a powerful effect on how the child will later be.

Overall, I found the book stimulating and helpful as I prepare for the birth of a grandchild in another month.

[Timotej Jurčo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kvalitne odborná literatúra. V niektorých častiach obsahuje každý odsek zmienku na 2-3 štúdie.
Nie som odborník na prednatálny vývin, preto si uvedomujem, že môžem byť ľahšie zavedený k nepravdivým presvedčeniam a akékoľvek vyjadrenia beriem s rezervou. Ale to, ako je kniha písaná a stavaná pôsobí skutočne odborne a presvedčivo. Na presvedčivosti jej pridáva aj to, že nemá problém priznať nedostatky a nebojí sa povedať, že niektorým veciam veda ešte nepochopila. Inde zas hovorí, že v niektorých oblastiach ide veda neskôr ako rodičovská intuícia.
Milujte svoje deti od počatia a zabezpečte každej tehotnej žene vo vašom okolí čo najpríjemnejšie a najbezpečnejšie prostredie. Mnoho z toho, aké deti budeme mať, vieme ovplyvniť tým, ako sa k nim správame kým tu ešte nie sú, a ako sa správame k sebe navzájom už pred tým, ako tu prídu.