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  • Grow Your Baby's Brain and Transform Their Mental Health Through the Art of Nurtured Parenting
  • By: Greer Kirshenbaum PhD
  • Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
  • Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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The Nurture Revolution

By: Greer Kirshenbaum PhD
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The latest research in neuroscience and parenting come together in this groundbreaking book, which brings to light new realizations about the power of nurture for our children's mental and physical health outcomes.

Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD. is a neuroscientist, doula, and parent. Her work began with the goal of developing new treatments for poor mental health; she dreamed of creating a new medication to address conditions like anxiety, depression, addiction, and chronic stress. Over time, she realized that science had already uncovered a powerful medicine for alleviating mental health struggles, but the answer wasn’t a pill. It was a preventative approach: when babies receive nurturing care in the first three years of life, it builds strong, resilient brains—brains that are less susceptible to poor mental health.

How can parents best set their children up for success? In this revelatory book, Dr. Kirshenbaum makes plain that nurture is a preventative medicine against mental health issues. She challenges the idea that the way to cultivate independence is through letting babies cry it out or sleep alone; instead, the way to raise a confident, securely attached child is to lean in to nurture, to hold your infant as much as you want, support their emotions, engage in back-and-forth conversations, be present and compassionate when your baby is stressed, and share sleep. Research has proven that nurturing experiences transform lives. Nurturing is a gift of resilience and health parents can give the next generation simply by following their instincts to care for their young.

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The Nurture Revolution provides parents with the knowledge, guidance, and permission to leave behind outdated practices, and prioritize what matters most. Distilling years of neuroscience and parenting science into a practical, transformative way of being with our infants, this book will help create lifelong health and happiness for families and for generations to come.”—Tina Payne Bryson, L.C.S.W., Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child & No-Drama Discipline, and author of The Bottom Line for Baby

“Dr Kirshenbaum as a neuroscientist, and Greer as a mother, weaves an inspiring narrative about the developing brains of both baby and parents. These insights regarding the latest research of neurobiology and concepts like “nurtured empathy” are gold. The Nurture Revolution offers an inspiring approach for parents to navigate both the early days and early years of parenthood.”—Dr. Oscar Serrallach MBChB, FRACGP, integrative GP at The Health Lodge, author of The Postnatal Depletion Cure

“This essential book offers key techniques for nurtured parenting, which can create new cycles of intergenerational mental wellness, ensuring that no matter what life challenges may arise, inner resilience and capacity to cope and thrive endure.”—Sayida Peprah-Wilson, PsyD, Dr. Sayida Uplifts LLC

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Highly recommended for parents, carers and just about anyone!

This book was affirming, realistic, fascinating and uplifting. Increased my confidence in my choices while also acknowledging just how hard it can be to go against the grain. Greer gives simple examples of how you can make change and puts emphasis on how we can’t do it all and any change being a positive step. I will sing it’s praises for a long time to come.

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Loved this book, reinforced so much of what I have been learning

So grateful for this book bringing together so much of what I have been learning as I now have a convenient book to offer to anyone who asks. Thank you

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Powerful and necessary book

Absolutely loved this book, demystified so many things that didn’t make sense to me as a new parent. This book is so needed in today’s nurture scarce society. Would highly recommend, has so many helpful tips and guides you through how to’s. It’s a book all parents should read to better understand and cater to your little one. I am so glad I did.

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Incredible!!

This book feels like a big hug. It’s changed the way I parent and how I will do things moving forward. It’s so refreshing to have the science presented like this on how you can’t love your baby too much.

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Life changing

I found this author on instagram when I was a few weeks postpartum with my first baby. Just reading the description for this book made me let out a sigh of relief. It is science-based reassurance that you are doing the right thing by nurturing your baby, and helps you to block out the opinions of those who tell you otherwise.

A must read for any parent, parent-to-be, or anyone interested in neuroscience and mental health. I bought a physical copy and I gift it to all my new parent friends. Thank you Greer, I can't recommend this book enough.

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