Publisher's Synopsis
Raising a smart child is all about developing his potential, making him all that he (or she) can be.Your child's brain does not grow automatically with age. It comes from experience and the exercise the brain receives. Sight, sound, touch, taste and smell stimulate the brain's cell connections (called synapses) and create trillions more. The more complex these interconnections, the smarter your child will be. When you provide your child with early stimulation and a wide range of experiences, you can accelerate his brain development.Also, your child's brain growth is dynamic. It does not stand still. It is either improving or degenerating. When a child's abilities and talents are being used, brain growth progresses. When they are not being used, the neural connections are lost, and brain growth regresses. In this regard, an "unstimulated" gifted child has more to lose.What your child experiences in early years shape the kind of person he will become - how he gets along, how he controls emotions, how well he does in school, what kind of relationships he forms, and even what kind of parent he will become.That's why how you help your child develop intellectually affects him through adulthood.
