The Whole-Brain Child

birthday party next door! It certainly has been a community
endeavor to bring these practical ideas into as clear and concise an
expression as possible.
Our devotion to helping children develop resilient minds and
compassionate relationships begins at home. We are profoundly
grateful not only to our own parents, but to our spouses, Caroline
and Scott, whose wisdom and direct editorial input are woven
throughout these pages. Our spouses are not only our best friends
but also our best collaborators, and they helped us through
countless drafts of writing and rewriting, sharing their own literary
talents and parenting wisdom. This book could not have happened
without them. Scott generously lent his English professor’s eye,
writer’s mind, and editor’s pen to make this book ɻow and read
more clearly. This family eʃort is expressed most fully in our own
personal lives through our children, our best teachers, whose love
and playfulness, emotion and devotion, are inspiring to us in ways
words cannot begin to describe. We thank them from the depths of
our hearts for the opportunity to be their parents along this life
journey. It is their exploration of the many dimensions of their
development that gives us the motivation to share these ideas
about integration with you. So it is to our children that we lovingly
dedicate The Whole-Brain Child in hopes that this book will also
allow you and the children you care for to share the journey
toward integration, health, and well-being.