Childhood Brain Integration
Childhood Brain Integration God’s Way
Siegel & Bryson textbook, The Whole-Brain Child, discusses many great ways a parent can learn to understand how a child’s brain develops to help prime, nurture, and develop healthier mind skills (Siegel & Bryson, 2011). Nonetheless, this is an easy guide and a view on brain development that is fascinating, interesting, and full of great highlights of how the brain functions and develops from birth to adulthood. The imminent question is will I consider using this book as a personal guide to help raise my children or while counseling children—the answer is yes and no. As a Christian mother of two children and through my work experience as a former preschool Director-teacher of over 12 years I learned how …show more content…
4). There is nothing to argue that this information is helpful, however it should be used hand in hand with Scriptural framework. First, let us seek the direction from the Bible that will teach us how to be good parents, caregivers, and or a role model. God expects an effective role model to be consistent, positive, and demands a proper example. The Bible shows how God was happy with Abraham when he said, “I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord” (Genesis 18:19, NIV). This is a model of a good father (role model) led by a positive character and active example. Second, another great Bible teaching is in the book of Joshua 24:15, NIV, “…then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”. Joshua shows how successful a good and positive role model is of others by being successful in self-discipline. Third, effective role modeling is individualized by planting, Bible principles in the heart of a child. A reliable assurance a role model can have against disobedience and rebellion that correcting is done with love, respect, patience, and mandating being of proper self-example. It takes a lot of patience to be a positive role model, but one thing for sure it will help shape good character in a child. All adults who play a part in the lives of children play a part of being their role model. A valuable point made by Siegel & Bryson, “When kids spend time with the most important people in their life, they develop important relational skills like communicating and listening well, interpreting facial expressions, understanding nonverbal
Siegel & Bryson textbook, The Whole-Brain Child, discusses many great ways a parent can learn to understand how a child’s brain develops to help prime, nurture, and develop healthier mind skills (Siegel & Bryson, 2011). Nonetheless, this is an easy guide and a view on brain development that is fascinating, interesting, and full of great highlights of how the brain functions and develops from birth to adulthood. The imminent question is will I consider using this book as a personal guide to help raise my children or while counseling children—the answer is yes and no. As a Christian mother of two children and through my work experience as a former preschool Director-teacher of over 12 years I learned how …show more content…
4). There is nothing to argue that this information is helpful, however it should be used hand in hand with Scriptural framework. First, let us seek the direction from the Bible that will teach us how to be good parents, caregivers, and or a role model. God expects an effective role model to be consistent, positive, and demands a proper example. The Bible shows how God was happy with Abraham when he said, “I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord” (Genesis 18:19, NIV). This is a model of a good father (role model) led by a positive character and active example. Second, another great Bible teaching is in the book of Joshua 24:15, NIV, “…then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”. Joshua shows how successful a good and positive role model is of others by being successful in self-discipline. Third, effective role modeling is individualized by planting, Bible principles in the heart of a child. A reliable assurance a role model can have against disobedience and rebellion that correcting is done with love, respect, patience, and mandating being of proper self-example. It takes a lot of patience to be a positive role model, but one thing for sure it will help shape good character in a child. All adults who play a part in the lives of children play a part of being their role model. A valuable point made by Siegel & Bryson, “When kids spend time with the most important people in their life, they develop important relational skills like communicating and listening well, interpreting facial expressions, understanding nonverbal