What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind
by Alison Gopnik
Recommended by Steve Jurvetson
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Parenting, Relationships & Family, and Most Recommended Books.
This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them. It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is our most important instinct. It also reveals as fa...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Parenting, Relationships & Family, and Most Recommended Books.
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Steve Jurvetson
“The only thing I did to prepare for being a parent was to read The Scientist in the Crib.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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