Nurtureshock
Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong
$39.99
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2011
Summary
Groundbreaking work that will change the way we think about parenting forever.
What if we told you… that dishonesty in children is a positive trait, that arguing in front of your kids can make you a good role model, and that if you praise your children you risk making them fail… and it was all true?
Using a cutting-edge combination of behavioral psychology and neuroscience, award-winning journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman have produced an innovative, counter-intuitive …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091933784 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091933781 |
| Author: | Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
An explosive new book… Many of the findings in Nurtureshock are not what we parents expect or want to hear, but we have to hear it
“An explosive new book… Many of the findings in Nurtureshock are not what we parents expect or want to hear, but we have to hear it” Daily Mail “A wake-up call for parents… the Freakonomics of child-rearing… a fantastic read” Good Morning America “The least touchy-feely [parenting book] ever… hard to put down and easy to take seriously.” A.V. Club,The Onion
About The Author
Po Bronson
Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s New York Magazine articles on the science of children have won the magazine journalism award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as the Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications. Their articles for Time Magazine have won the award for outstanding journalism from the Council on Contemporary Families. Bronson has authored five books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller What Should I Do With My Life?
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