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World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood developmentand how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Her prescription for this more prosperous and equitable future, as clear as it is powerful, is more robust support for parents during the most critical years of their childrens development. In her poignant new book, Parent Nation, written with award-winning science writer Lydia Denworth, Dr. Suskind helps parents recognize both their collective identity and their formidable power as custodians of our next generation.
Weaving together the latest science on the developing brain with heart-breaking and relatable stories of families from all walks of life, Dr. Suskind shows that the status quoscores of parents convinced they should be able to shoulder the enormous responsibility of early childhood care and education on their ownis not only unsustainable, but deeply detrimental to the wellbeing of children, families, and society.
Anyone looking for a blueprint for how to build a brighter future for our children will find one in Parent Nation. Informed by the science of foundational brain development as well as history, political science, and the lived experiences of families around the country, this book clearly outlines how society can and should help families meet the developmental needs of their children. Only then can we ensure that all children are able to enjoy the promise of their potential.
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A manifesto, and a handbook, for what we as individuals and as a society are morally called to do for all kids to thrive. Required reading for anyone who has ever loved a child.
Angela Duckworth, professor of psychology at University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author of Grit
Parent Nation makes clear that a childs first three years of life are a time of unparalleled brain growth, and our public policies need to reflect that reality. Societal supports for parents that begin on a childs first day of life, when learning begins, are the missing components in our nations education system. Dr. Suskinds sensible and actionable recommendations illuminate our path to a future where all children are given a sturdy foundation and an opportunity to meet their inherent potential.
Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and author of How Schools Work
A powerful reminder that we know too much about the critical importance of early brain development to continue treating childrens first years as anything other than a paramount driver of health in our communities. Supporting children means supporting the adults that care for them; calling for and investing in coordinated, quality early childhood systems; and elevating businesses and governments that provide these vital structuresthats the work of all of us.
Steve Nash, former NBA All-Star and MVP; coach of the Brooklyn Nets; and president of the Steve Nash Foundation: Growing Health in Kids
In Parent Nation, Dana Suskind compellingly argues that supporting parents as they raise young children should be a national priority. With empathy and a sense of urgency, Suskind movingly lays out why the neuroscience of early childhood development makes those years so critical. Parent Nation is nothing less than a call for action.
Alex Kotlowitz, bestselling author of There Are No Children Here
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Names: Suskind, Dana, author. | Denworth, Lydia, 1966 author.
Title: Parent nation: unlocking every childs potential, fulfilling
societys promise / Dana Suskind, M.D., with Lydia Denworth.
Description: New York: Dutton, [2022] | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021050017 (print) | LCCN 2021050018 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593185605 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593185612 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Parenting. | Child development. | Child psychology.
Classification: LCC HQ755.8 .S88 2022 (print) | LCC HQ755.8 (ebook) | DDC 649/.1dc23/eng/20211026
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021050017
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021050018
cover design by matter unlimited
cover illustrations by jess rotter
book design by pauline neuwirth, adapted for ebook by shayan saalabi
While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers, internet addresses, and other contact information at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
Some names and identifying characteristics have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved.
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For my parents, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind and Robert Suskind,
Whose love ensured that I would always see the beauty and potential of humanity.
D.S.
For Jacob, Matthew, and Alex,
Who made me a parent.
L.D.
Throughout this book, I use the word parent many times. Sometimes for variety and sometimes because the distinctions matter, I also refer to mothers, fathers, grandparents, caregivers, childcare providers, and other adults. I would like to emphasize that parents come in many forms and that what I mean by parent encompasses the broadest possible interpretation: a caring adult entrusted with the raising of a child. A parent nation, as I see it, is a society that cherishes and supports the love and labor that go into nurturing, raising, and educating future generations.
The parents you will meet in these pages are real, but I have taken some steps to protect their privacy. I have used only first names for the families I met through the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health. I did the same for the other parents I interviewed with a few exceptions, whose full names are included because their professional affiliations make them easily identifiable and are relevant. The names of Jade and her family, Justin, Katherine, and Ellen Clarkes friends are pseudonyms.
There can be no keener revelation of a societys soul than the way in which it treats its children.
NELSON MANDELA
As we near the red line, the demarcation between the hospitals pre-op area and its collection of operating rooms, a mother and father hand me their baby. Their eyes are filled with tears as they look at me with a combination of hope and fear. The little boy is just eight months old and was born deaf. He is here to receive his cochlear implant. When I surgically implant the small device that will give him access to sound, I am replicating what I did for his father many years earlier when he was a teenager. As the baby melts into my arms, I reassure his nervous parents, I promise to care for your baby like hes my own.
The parents settle in for a long, anxious wait, while I carry their son to the operating room. In OR4, where I spend each Tuesday morning, we are greeted by the team of medical professionals I rely on for every surgery, and by the cacophony of monitor beeps that I find so comforting every time I hear it. My two OR nurses are circulating. Gary Rogers makes sure the cochlear implant is present and that my favorite drill and facial nerve monitor are working properly. Nelson Floresco checks out the operating room microscope, which is the size of a Smart Car and gives me a remarkably clear, precise view of the ears tiny, delicate interior spaces. Robin Mills, the OR tech, is scrubbed in and organizing the array of sterile microscopic ear instruments on the surgical table. The pediatric anesthesiologist gently places a face mask filled with colorless gases on the squirming baby. Very quickly, the baby is fast asleep.
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