Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE is an award-winning author and trainer. She has worked in the field of early childhood education and care for over 20 years and is co-author, with Dr Christine Pascal, of Early Childhood Theories and Contemporary Issues (Bloomsbury, 2014).

The passion and dedication [are] clear in this book and that comes through; many of the ideas certainly remained with me once the book had been read.

• List of FiguresForeword, Laura Jana (Pennsylvania State University, USA)Introduction1. Neuroscience: What is it?2. Why Should Early Childhood Practitioners Know About Neuroscience?3. Emotional Wellbeing: How Can We Help to Build Healthy Brains?4. What Happens in Childhood Does Not Stay in Childhood: The Lasting Legacy of Early Childhood Trauma5. Self-Regulation: The Key to Developing Positive Adaptive Behaviours across the Life Trajectory6. Children’s Language and Communication Development: What Can Neuroscience Tell Us?7. Neurodiversity: The Wonders of the Beautiful Brain8. Beyond Nature Versus Nurture: Is Neuroscience Relevant to the Debate?9. Conclusions and Recommendations: Where Do We Go from Here?Glossary of TermsBibliographyIndex

Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE is an award-winning author and trainer. She has worked in the field of early childhood education and care for over 20 years and is co-author, with Dr Christine Pascal, of Early Childhood Theories and Contemporary Issues (Bloomsbury, 2014).

The passion and dedication [are] clear in this book and that comes through; many of the ideas certainly remained with me once the book had been read.

• List of FiguresForeword, Laura Jana (Pennsylvania State University, USA)Introduction1. Neuroscience: What is it?2. Why Should Early Childhood Practitioners Know About Neuroscience?3. Emotional Wellbeing: How Can We Help to Build Healthy Brains?4. What Happens in Childhood Does Not Stay in Childhood: The Lasting Legacy of Early Childhood Trauma5. Self-Regulation: The Key to Developing Positive Adaptive Behaviours across the Life Trajectory6. Children’s Language and Communication Development: What Can Neuroscience Tell Us?7. Neurodiversity: The Wonders of the Beautiful Brain8. Beyond Nature Versus Nurture: Is Neuroscience Relevant to the Debate?9. Conclusions and Recommendations: Where Do We Go from Here?Glossary of TermsBibliographyIndex

Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE is an award-winning author and trainer. She has worked in the field of early childhood education and care for over 20 years and is co-author, with Dr Christine Pascal, of Early Childhood Theories and Contemporary Issues (Bloomsbury, 2014).

The passion and dedication [are] clear in this book and that comes through; many of the ideas certainly remained with me once the book had been read.

• List of FiguresForeword, Laura Jana (Pennsylvania State University, USA)Introduction1. Neuroscience: What is it?2. Why Should Early Childhood Practitioners Know About Neuroscience?3. Emotional Wellbeing: How Can We Help to Build Healthy Brains?4. What Happens in Childhood Does Not Stay in Childhood: The Lasting Legacy of Early Childhood Trauma5. Self-Regulation: The Key to Developing Positive Adaptive Behaviours across the Life Trajectory6. Children’s Language and Communication Development: What Can Neuroscience Tell Us?7. Neurodiversity: The Wonders of the Beautiful Brain8. Beyond Nature Versus Nurture: Is Neuroscience Relevant to the Debate?9. Conclusions and Recommendations: Where Do We Go from Here?Glossary of TermsBibliographyIndex