NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Publication Date: September 3, 2009
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN: 978-0-446-50412-6
Price: $24.99
Pages: 352
Book 1 of 55 for the Countdown Challenge
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Despite having four kids, I haven't read very many parenting books. But when I got a chance to participate in this blog tour, I jumped at the chance. This seemed like a different kind of parenting book, and I was not disappointed.
This book addresses common beliefs or practices of modern-day parenting and then proves through research how we have been getting it wrong. While the book is very readable, everything in it is completely backed up by detailed notes, sources and references. Some of the topics include:
- Why praising your child's intelligence might not be such a good thing
- How less sleep is radically affecting young children today
- Why we need to talk about race and skin color with young kids
- Why kids lie and how we can effectively address lying
- How testing in the early school years is not successful at identifying the gifted
- Why arguing with a teenager may not be such a bad thing
- Why siblings really fight
- Better ways to encourage toddlers to talk
This book made me think, and whether I agreed with it or not, I found reading it to be a very worthwhile endeavor. I do wish there had been a little more overall cohesion to the book, but I definitely recommend this for all parents and teachers.
On a personal note, I have to tell you that my three-year old was very disturbed by the crack in the egg on the front cover. She said, "Uh-oh Mommy! Your book is broken!"
This is the last day of this blog tour. Please visit these other stops:
- Bookin’ With Bingo - author Q&A and giveaway
- Sage and Savvy - review
- Readaholic - giveaway
- Debbie’s World of Books - giveaway
- Busy Julie - review and giveaway
- Metroreader - giveaway
- Book Soulmates - giveaway
- Mama Latina Tips - review and giveaway
- Take Me Away - review and giveaway
- Just Another New Blog - review and giveaway
- Reading at the Beach - review and giveaway
- A Journey of Books - author Q&A and giveaway
- Blog Business World - author Q&A
- This Book for Free - review and giveaway
- Found Not Lost - review and giveaway
- Beth's Book Review Blog - review and giveaway
- A Park Avenue Princess - review and giveaway
- The Symposium - review and giveaway
- Today’s Adventure - review and giveaway
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5 comments:
This book sounds interesting. I do think we're getting some things wrong these days - like giving every child a trophy just for participating in a sport. After a while, the trophies become meaningless.
You are right. I think the trophy example was even mentioned in the first chapter!
I totally want to read this and my library doesn't have it yet!! Thanks for bringing it to my attention :)
Hey there- Corinne sent me over after I posted on FB about the author's cover story in Newsweek. I'm so intrigued by this book, and it's gone on my must read list!
Thanks for the review!
I am going over to order a copy right now. My little granddaughter has been getting carried away with lying lately. I'd like to read what suggestions they have on how to handle it.
Actually, I'm interested in some of their scientific studies, too.
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