In Parenting from the Inside Out child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood educator Mary Hartzell, M. Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences actually do shape the way that we parent. Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories that will help them raise compassionate and resilient children.

How we remember: experience shapes who we are -- How we perceive reality: constructing the stories of our lives -- How we feel: emotion in our internal and interpersonal worlds -- How we communicate: making connections -- How we attach: relationships between children and parents -- How we make sense of our lives: adult attachment -- How we keep it together and how we fall apart: the high road and the low road -- How we disconnect and reconnect: rupture and repair -- How we develop mindsight : compassion and reflective dialogues.