Nurtureshock
Author | : Ashley Merryman |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2010-03-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781407079080 |
ISBN-13 | : 1407079085 |
Rating | : 4/5 (085 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nurtureshock written by Ashley Merryman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 behavioural psychology and neuroscience, award-winning journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman have produced an innovative, counter-intuitive read that will change the way we interact with our children forever. They demonstrate that for years our best intentions with children have been our worst ideas, using break-through scientific studies to prove that our instincts and received wisdom are all wrong. Nurtureshock is the Freakonomics of childhood and adolescence, exploring logic-defying insights into child development that have far-reaching relevance for us all.