Brain Stages: How to Raise Smart, Confident Kids and Have Fun Doing It, K-5 Paperback – Illustrated, November 13, 2018

Brain Stages is a go-to manual for the research savvy modern parent of children grades K-5th. Co-authored by Jacqueline Frischknecht PHD, and Patricia Wilkinson, teacher, author and parent, this resource presents the wisdom and habits of raising healthy, happy elementary aged children.The book includes information on brain anatomy and chemistry. For parents who are health-wise, the authors reinforce this knowledge with this brain research, how differing levels of sleep, hydration, and nutrition effect the academic outcomes and behavior of the young child. This is knowledge you can apply!Mrs. Wilkinson’s practical and no-nonsense language to parents is reminiscent of the wisdom of Ann Landers in its sound advice about healthy choices, relationships, and communicating with the child’s teacher. I have praise for both the format and the content of this K-5 guide. If you have a third grader, simply turn to the Chapter 6 to learn about your third grader’s brain, their improved memory, how their social traits begin to change, to tune into the changing relationship between you and your child, how third grade academics have changed, and several pages of games to keep your child’s skills sharp.As a retired teacher, now private tutor, I found “Names for 10 Game”, under the First Grade Chapter. Using this game, I successfully retaught Addition facts for 10 to a struggling second grader who quickly caught on to this fun and functional math concept. There are hundreds of useful games, word and book lists, and other helpful ideas for parents to make parenting an elementary child easier, more rewarding, and most importantly…successful!

This is a great reference for parents I home school and it’s been helpful

This books author was a grade school teacher for many years. She goes from kindergarten all the way up to high school age. Each year she goes over what the kids are learning and growing. It’s really quit interesting.

It would have been helpful to read this earlier. I started a K-5 book in 5th grade. Some interesting facts and approaches.

Brain Stages is filled with valuable information to help my Grandkids grow up intelligent and well balanced, yet the technical info is mixed in with games to play and cute personal stories, so it's easy to read and enjoy while learning good ideas.There's plenty of encouragement for busy parents too, time efficient ways to teach your children important skills while visiting and playing with them in the car, while waiting in a doctor's office, or in the evening at home. I highly recommend this book and decided to buy a few copies for gifts to my staff at work who have young children,

This book is great for any parent with young children. However, I learned that it's okay if your kids are older because it's not too late to help them grow intellectually. They keep learning way past age 20 and you can still influence them using the tips in this book. Just because you may have missed using the tips in this book when your kids were very young, it is still very helpful and like me you will probably learn what may have been better ways of interacting with children. There are many helpful suggestions like word or number games to play with kids along with focusing exercises that will help their development. The book even coaches you on proper responses to thing kids say like, "It's not fair."Children our the future of the world. Everyone should read this book to give all kids a better shot at success.

I loved this book. It is chock full of useful information and is fun to read. I wish I had this as a resource when my children were this age. Trish makes it clear that as a child's brain develops, it needs different stimulation, nurturing, nutrition, sleep, understanding and teaching. This book connects the dots in a powerful way that every parent and teacher will appreciate. Bravo for a job well done and a resource for all who loved their children and want them to fulfill their potential. I will recommend it and buy it for my friends with children in grads kindergarten through fifth grade.

This book is broken into sections by age I wish I read this when my son was born then reread each section for each stage of my child's development. This books contains many ideas, tips, tricks, and methods to parent I've found help my son and I enjoy our time even more than we did before.