How to Multiply Your Baby’s Intelligence: More Gentle Revolution

What can a very young child learn, and how might a parent encourage that learning? In How to Multiply Your Baby’s Intelligence: More Gentle Revolution, Glenn Doman and Janet Doman set out their views on early development and describe approaches to reading, mathematics, and wider learning at home. The book combines arguments about intelligence and childhood with chapters focused on ways parents can introduce specific subjects.

From ideas about intelligence to learning at home

The opening chapters consider the nature of intelligence, heredity and environment, the meaning of IQ, and the role of testing. From there, the discussion moves toward the Domans’ view of children’s learning potential and the parent’s part in supporting it. This gives the book a broad frame before it turns to particular areas of instruction.

Reading, numbers, and wider knowledge

Several chapters focus on language and reading, including a dedicated section on teaching a baby to read. Others address early mathematics and the authors’ approach to introducing encyclopedic knowledge. Together, these topics make the book relevant to parents curious about how early learning might extend beyond everyday conversation and play.

A parent-focused perspective 📚

Part of the Gentle Revolution series, this book is written for parents interested in the Domans’ educational philosophy. Its contents move between general questions—such as what intelligence means and how motivation matters—and practical subject areas. Readers can explore the authors’ ideas as presented, while keeping in mind that the book expresses their perspective rather than serving as a neutral survey of current research.

Explore the authors’ approach

For readers examining early childhood education, parent-led learning, or the history of popular approaches to teaching young children, this volume offers a sustained look at the Doman method and its emphasis on learning from the earliest years.