Give Me A Child Until He Is 7

John Brierley's book was first published in 1987 and was very well received. It has now been re-issued in its second edition owing to a demand from students and teachers. The book represents the essence of many talks given to parents and teachers of nursery and infant children and teacher trainers. Evidence is used to demonstrate the young brain's potential, flexibility and resilience and to highlight the crucial importance of the pre-school and early school years to later development. The study supports the move for more and better opportunities for children in the crucial years from birth to seven.

John Brierley, Horace BarlowF.R.S.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Brain; Chapter 3 Habits and Skills; Chapter 4 Myelin and Early Learning; Chapter 5 Growth Pattern and Learning; Chapter 6 Crucial Times for Learning; Chapter 7 The Gift of Speech; Chapter 8 Double Brain; Chapter 9 Learning by Playing and Exploration; Chapter 10 Remembering, Learning and Thinking; Chapter 11 What We Are Born With; Chapter 12 The Twenty-one Principles; Chapter 13 Conclusions; Index;