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-- 4d:T768,Parents And Teachers Today Face A Swirl Of Conflicting Theories About Child Rearing And Educational Practice. Indeed, Current Guides Are Contradictory, Oversimplified, And At Odds With Current Scientific Knowledge. Now, In Awakening Children's Minds, Laura Berk Cuts Through The Confusion Of Competing Theories, Offering A New Way Of Thinking About The Roles Of Parents And Teachers And How They Can Make A Difference In Children's Lives. This Is The First Book To Bring To A General Audience, In Lucid Prose Richly Laced With Examples, Truly State-of-the-art Thinking About Child Rearing And Early Education. Berk's Central Message Is That Parents And Teachers Contribute Profoundly To The Development Of Competent, Caring, Well-adjusted Children. In Particular, She Argues That Adult-child Communication In Shared Activities Is The Wellspring Of Psychological Development. These Dialogues Enhance Language Skills, Reasoning Ability, Problem-solving Strategies, The Capacity To Bring Action Under The Control Of Thought, And The Child's Cultural And Moral Values. Berk Explains How Children Weave The Voices Of More Expert Cultural Members Into Dialogues With Themselves. When Puzzling, Difficult, Or Stressful Circumstances Arise, Children Call On This Private Speech To Guide And Control Their Thinking And Behavior. In Addition To Providing Clear Roles For Parents And Teachers, Berk Also Offers Concrete Suggestions For Creating And Evalu