NurtureShock
New Thinking About Children

Things I have changed about my parenting after reading this book: I have my daughter "read" books back to me after I read them to her. We make a plan for the day complete with drawings and handwriting practice. I tell my kids that I can tell they worked really hard on something, instead of just telling......more

So far is one of my top 3 parenting books I've ever read. Scientifically backed studies on child development that go against everything you thought you knew was best, well not all of it was new -- but it was all still good. FYI - this book was not written by child psychology experts, but by two journ......more

Interesting book. There were a lot of interesting ideas, however, I feel more confused about children than I did before. I guess the point is to open your eyes. One theme throughout is that kids are different than adults and need to be understood differently. A few interesting points: 1. Praise speci......more

Since I'm now a parent, I've been looking for parenting books that would interest me, something that was more than repackaged conventional wisdom and phoned-in encouragement. I wanted something scientific, not the new pop-psychology of the week. Nutureshock met my expectations with its science, but......more

Fantastic at times and awful the rest of the time. Bronson and Merryman do a great job getting back to the "basics" in many areas. Noticing the inverse power of praise, the need to discuss race and the idea that self-control can be taught can't be mentioned enough in our culture. Yet, the authors co......more