“The more parents talk to their children, even in the earliest moments of life, the better their kids’ linguistic abilities become” — John Medina Copy Share Image
“Verbalizing has a soothing effect on the nervous systems of children. (Adults, too.)” — John Medina Copy Share Image
One of the greatest predictors of academic success that exist is the emotional stability of the home. So if parents are interested… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Having a first child is like swallowing an intoxicating drink made of equal parts joy and terror, chased with a bucketful of… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“There are four nutrients you will want in your behavioral formula, adjusting them as your baby gets older: breast-feeding, talking to your… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“When the children reached school age, 21 percent scored 130 or more points on a standard IQ test, a level considered gifted.… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“Affect detection. First, a person must detect a change in the emotional disposition of someone else. In the behavioral sciences, “affect” means… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Don't start with the details. Start with the key ideas, and in a hierarchical fashion, form the details around these larger notions. — John Medina Copy Share Image
“The more handles one creates at the moment of learning, the more likely the information is to be assessed at a later date. The… — John Medina Copy Share Image
If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“Every time I lectured to a group of parents-to-be about baby brain development,” — John Medina Copy Share Image
“reasoning is a uniquely human talent. It may have arisen from our need to understand one another’s intentions and motivations. This allowed us to… — John Medina Copy Share Image
If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“Emotionally arousing events tend to be better remembered than neutral events. While” — John Medina Copy Share Image
Most brain scientists have not taught 4th grade, and don't know very much about the classroom, even though they might study learning in some… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“The more parents talk to their children, even in the earliest moments of life, the better their kids’ linguistic abilities become” — John Medina Copy Share Image
Even though we don't know squat about how the brain works, the little we do know suggests that if you wanted to design a… — John Medina Copy Share Image
