NurtureShock: New Thinking about Children, (Paperback)

from greeniezona

I've been quoting anecdotes and studies from the blog created by Bronson and Merryman to promote Nurtureshock for nearly a year. So when I saw the paperback sitting on one of the "featured" tables at my local Schuler's Bookstore, I figured it was about time I actually bought the book.I was a litt...

from charlierb3

About: Bronson and Merryman present research showing that many parenting "instincts" are dead wrong. Racism, praise, language, lying, intelligence, rebelling and self-control are all covered. Some Neat Things I Learned: * Praising a child for being smart is detrimental, praising them for specific...

from sruszala

On the cover of my edition of this book, there is a quote from Daniel H Pink that reads, "NurtureShock is one of the most important books you will read this year." And I couldn't agree more. It's not often that I buy a full-price book in hardcover (why would I?) but this book was worth every penn...

from jasonli

Bronson and Merryman's "Nurture Shock" is an engaging and lively summary of human development/child psychology research from the past ten years. In every chapter of the book, Bronson and Merryman set out to debunk popular myths with scientific knowledge and end up revealing contradictory and surp...

from ammie

When I picked this book off, I was immediately turned off by the lack of research and offended by generalizations that didn't resonate with my own experiences. Then I realized that, while the introduction didn't cite sources, the rest of the book did, and included a vast works cited at the end. I...