This is not your typical brain book! And that's a good thing. How To Be Brilliant - Brainpower For Kids makes helping your child develop intelligence simple, easy, fun, practical, and doable. That means you've got this, and so has your child. Other books, and "experts" with letters after their names, would have you believe helping your child develop and use intelligence is best left to them. It's the brain your kid was born with for crying out loud. Using it shouldn't be complicated. And, it's not! Be warned, though. If you're looking for groundbreaking research, secret methods, and the scientific ramblings of academic types, this is not the book for you. If you're looking for ways that are practical, doable, that work, and have stood the test of time, clear some space on your bathroom bookshelf (or in your little reader thingy) and get ready to make it happen! You can teach your child to be smarter, much smarter. Really, it's not complicated. You can do this. Your child already has a brilliant mind. Yup, your child's brain is as capable as any other brain. You don't need groundbreaking new methods. Most of that stuff is too complex to use or it's worthless bunk. Child memory development is easy. It's a natural part of becoming more intelligent. Focus and attention span are easy to improve. We will throw a bunch of common sense on this subject. The right way to do quiet time. No! It's not about isolation and silence. The quick truth about IQ. What you need to know about IQ and IQ tests. Learn about the enemies of intelligence and how to avoid them. Hint: School will never make your child intelligent. Yes, you read that right. Learn how your child can perform well in school and be intelligent too. That left-brain, right-brain stuff is irrelevant. Really, it's mostly useless bunk. The truth about delaying gratification. Yeah, it is important, but it's much different than you've been led to believe. The power of teaching your child simple stuff. The easiest way to be brilliant. Why you should teach your young child the high-level stuff. Give your kid a head start and a strong dose of brilliance. How To Be Brilliant - Brainpower For Kids is a plain-spoken, ever so slightly entertaining primer on how to help children develop and maintain their brilliance. These are the basics that apply mostly to the early years but are essential for any age. Much of the content flies right in the face of some of the bunk that you've been led to believe. That might be a little tough on your digestion, but it's what you need to hear. Everything in this book is based on how your child's brain is designed to work. The brain in your child's head has everything needed for brilliance. All we need to do is show you how to naturally light it up. This is brainpower made easy to understand and easy to put to work in your life and your child's life. It's even fun, and it's never an interruption to your day (or your kid's day). Oh, and if you're looking for one of those boring textbook-like books that doubles as a sleep aid, this one isn't for you either. It's not going to win any humor awards, but it isn't going to bore you to tears either.