NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
Doing right by our kids seems to be the main preoccupation of parents today, but despite all the involvement and caring, things still seem to go wrong. Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's NurtureShock draws on groundbreaking research to explain why so many well-bred children become aggressive and...
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Doing right by our kids seems to be the main preoccupation of parents today, but despite all the involvement and caring, things still seem to go wrong. Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's NurtureShock draws on groundbreaking research to explain why so many well-bred children become aggressive and cruel. In clear layman's language, they describe common misunderstandings that derail some of the best-laid plans to raise happy, healthy, self-motivated children. Many of their findings are revelatory or even counterintuitive, but these New York magazine journalists back them with persuasive data and reasoning. A boon for concerned parents.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781600248405 (1600248403)
Publish date: September 3rd 2009
Publisher: Twelve
Minutes: 8
Edition language: English
Amazing--blows up all kinds of misconceptions many of us have about childhood. Highly recommended for parents, teachers and those who write for kids.
wow, chapter 4 on lying!and how the "gifted" are chosen!
If you are a parent or work with children, then you will enjoy this book. The authors reveal how many well-intentioned parenting strategies are not working. Nurture Shock covers a wide variety of parenting topics including how the self-esteem movement has backfired, how children learn about race, la...
Notes:1: Praise effort, not smarts. Teach kids that the brain is like a muscle. The harder you work it, the better it gets. Praise intermittently. Be specific. Chinese moms who analyzed the child's performance (Maybe you didn't concentrate) and tell their kids to work harder affect kids' scores more...
Very interesting book for anyone interested in child development and psychology in general.
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