Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children Is Wrong - Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman • BookLikes (ISBN:0091933781)

Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children Is Wrong

by: Po Bronson (author) Ashley Merryman (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780091933784 (0091933781)

Publish date: January 5th 2011

Publisher: Ebury Press

Pages no: 352

Edition language: English

Category:

Childrens, Non Fiction, Book Club, Science, Adult, Teaching, Parenting, Education, Sociology, Psychology

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Mike Mullin, Author rated it

12 years ago

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Amazing--blows up all kinds of misconceptions many of us have about childhood. Highly recommended for parents, teachers and those who write for kids.

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wow, chapter 4 on lying!and how the "gifted" are chosen!

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JulieM rated it

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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...

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viim rated it

12 years ago

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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...

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