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* The best doctor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Seoul National University
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"Now, even parenting needs brain science."

The country's top developmental neuroscientist tells you
4 Parenting Principles for Raising Smarter, More Confident Children

“If I could go back 20 years and raise my child again,
“I want to use this book as a lifelong guide.” _ Kwak Yun-jeong (author of “The Son’s Brain”)

Waiting for treatment for 3 years.
The child and adolescent psychiatrist most sought after by parents in Korea.
The highest authority in developmental brain science in Korea.
All of this is an introduction to Professor Kim Boong-nyeon of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Seoul National University.
Having provided excellent solutions to countless children and parents struggling with emotional and behavioral issues for over 30 years, he has now published a new book, "The Child's Brain," introducing four parenting principles discovered in brain science after 12 years of careful revision and refinement.


Humans are born with only about 30% of their brain function.
It is said that it only has the ability to sustain life.
A child's brain grows explosively until the age of 12, the so-called critical period, when connections between neurons are activated, and the areas where these connections are activated vary with age.
Until the age of 3, development takes place in the parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, and limbic system, and these areas primarily control the emotional and sensory areas.
In other words, it is impossible to develop areas such as logic, reason, rational thinking, and learning before the age of three.
Instead, during this period, the development of sensory functions that are satisfied through stimulation of the five senses and the development of emotions that are formed through sympathy and attachment are very important.


This book contains practical and specific parenting guidelines that can help children develop their thinking, empathy, and executive abilities during the critical period of brain development.
Professor Kim Boong-nyeon offers heartfelt advice, sometimes sharp, sometimes warm, drawing on the insight of a scholar who has worked as a developmental neuroscientist for over 30 years and the experience of a father raising two children.

There is no parent who does not want to raise their child well.
Just as Professor Kwak Yun-jeong praised the book, saying, “If I could go back 20 years and raise my child again, I would use this book as a lifelong guide,” this book will serve as a solid foundation for children to confidently move forward toward the lives they desire.

Parents pass on a genetic framework to their children, but ultimately, how this genetic framework is expressed depends on the environment in which the child lives, and the experiences they have play a decisive role.
This is also the difference between animals and humans.

--- p..21

An important element of happiness necessarily includes ‘peace of mind’ or ‘a sense of stability in daily life.’
To achieve this, we must achieve a state of moderation, where emotions and reason are precisely balanced.
Therefore, in order to develop children's brains into happy brains, we must help the cingulate cortex, which controls both rational and emotional functions, develop well.
--- p..29~30

There is another important reason why it is important to develop the serotonin neural network during childhood.
This is to ensure that you can have a healthy and stable adolescence.
Adolescence is a difficult time.
It's hard because my mood changes several times a day, it's hard because it feels like people around me are only looking at me, and it's hard because of the entrance exams and the difficult studying.
But the serotonin neural network can help these adolescents.
In the polar opposites of adolescence, the brains of adolescents who must cope with the raging waves of sex hormones are only equipped with a serotonin network that can act as a safety net.

--- p..40

It has long been known that creativity comes from the 'resting brain'.
In particular, it has been revealed that creative thoughts come out more often when alpha waves, which are the most active brain waves during resting periods, are dominant.
When these alpha waves are dominant, our body also relaxes, and the stress hormone cortisol also decreases.
--- p..78

Happiness sprouts through relationships.
As the human brain has evolved, the area responsible for interpersonal relationships has also developed to a surprising degree.
One of them is the ability to empathize.
Even now, the ability to build relationships based on empathy will become very important in the future.
Empathy is the foundation of meaningful relationships.
Let's look at children who make good friends and maintain those relationships for a long time.
You can see that they are all children with empathetic ears who listen well to what others say.

--- p..126

Research has consistently shown that physical contact plays a positive role in various areas of development in children and adolescents.
This research suggests that physical contact can help with early social development, stress management, and an optimistic outlook on life.
It has also been argued that physical contact during childhood is closely related to dating and marriage in adulthood.
Children who receive a lot of warm physical contact from their parents grow up to be people who can share more active love with friends, lovers, spouses, etc.
In other words, it is said that the ability to love is formed through experiences of physical contact during childhood.
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From a neuroscientific perspective, worrying is one of the good functions of the frontal lobe.
The frontal lobe plays a crucial role in planning, prioritizing tasks, executing them, and preparing for the future.
In other words, worry is a key function that prepares us for problems that may occur in the future.
But problems arise when we worry too much.
Our brain is more sensitive to negative things than positive things.
When something good happens, it just makes you feel good for a moment and then it just passes by.
Small emotions create happiness, but in fact, our brains are structured to be insensitive to feeling such subtle happiness.

--- p..212