'Why can't we remember what we did at age three? Why are some children unusually shy? What is the biochemistry of humiliation, and how can it be 'toxic to the developing child's brain'? New and plausible answers to these questions emerge from Siegel's synthesis of neurobiology, research psychology and cognitive science ... His subject-how we become the people we are-deserves to hold many readers spellbound.' - Publishers Weekly
'This is just the right book, on a very hot topic, at just the right time, by just the right author....This is a book to stimulate, illuminate, and drive our understanding of human developmental processes forwards.' - Child Psychology and Psychiatry
'Why can't we remember what we did at age three? Why are some children unusually shy? What is the biochemistry of humiliation, and how can it be 'toxic to the developing child's brain'? New and plausible answers to these questions emerge from Siegel's synthesis of neurobiology, research psychology and cognitive science ... His subject-how we become the people we are-deserves to hold many readers spellbound.' - Publishers Weekly
'This is just the right book, on a very hot topic, at just the right time, by just the right author....This is a book to stimulate, illuminate, and drive our understanding of human developmental processes forwards.' - Child Psychology and Psychiatry
'Readable, thoughtful, and informative.' - Educational Leadership
'I knew that this book was one I should keep handy when I wanted to improve my understanding of information on which the future science of psychiatry will be based.' - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
'[A] current, thorough, closely argued text ... One of Siegel's major gifts is for presenting anatomical, neurological, research, and clinical information while still pointing out what remains unknown. He explores infant-parent relationships, emotions, states of mind, and how knowing about them can help one improve one's relationships and capabilities for developing successfully.' - Booklist
