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Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children Is Wrong - Community Reviews back

by Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
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sarah
sarah rated it 15 years ago
Everybody has an opinion about the "right" way to raise a child, but this book provides principles and guidelines based on studies about how children understand, develop, and reason. Actual data from people who study actual kids. Every other parenting book I own (even some of my previous favourite...
Ms. Margie
Ms. Margie rated it 15 years ago
Very interesting. Although the focus is on young people (babies through teens) and the intended audience seems to be parents, the information will appeal to anyone interested in how our brains work.
Readundant
Readundant rated it 15 years ago
This book is clearly going for a Freakonomics vibe, in that it reads like a chapter from Freakonomics extended to book length. One of the less interesting chapters, too.There's a lot of good, meaningful data, but it just isn't presented in a very interesting way. I need more colorful anecdotes in my...
auntieannie
auntieannie rated it 16 years ago
The inverse power of praiseThe cost of children getting less sleepTalking about race with kidsWhy kids lieMeasuring intelligence too early -- kids are very variable in results up until 3rd grade or so.Siblings fight over resources and because they don't know how to play well together, not for their ...
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