Discover how your kid’s brain really works For every time you
hear, “It’s a boy thing,” or “She’s all girl,” and you think,
“Yeah, but why?” — we’re here to tell you it’s a brain thing.
Scientists can literally see the differences between boys’ and
girls’ brains. “It’s important to understand the distinctions
but different doesn’t mean good or bad, better or worse; it just
means different,” says David Walsh, Ph.D., psychologist and
parenting expert who has been studying children and brain
science for decades. “You can’t generalize to describe every boy
or girl — there are millions of exceptions.” Dr. Walsh, author
of Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids: The One Brain Book You Need to
Help Your Child Grow Brighter, Healthier, and Happier, talks
brain science with SheKnows below. In your book, Smart
Parenting, Smarter Kids, you cover the differences between boys'
and girls' brains; what differences do you think parents need to
be especially aware of? Dr. David Walsh: Language is one of the
clearest brain differences