Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong
Groundbreaking work that will change the way we think about the young forever
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Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong Paperback ISBN: 9780091933784 Published: 01/03/2011 Imprint: Ebury Press Extent: 352 pages Subject: Sociology & anthropology $19.95 RRP
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Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780091933777 Published: 01/10/2009 Imprint: Ebury Press Extent: 352 pages Subject: Sociology & anthropology $35.00 RRP Buy Now
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Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong EBook ISBN: 9781407079080 Published: 01/07/2010 Imprint: Ebury Digital Extent: 352 pages Subject: Sociology & anthropology $24.95 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
What if we told you...that dishonesty in children is a positive traitthat arguing in front of your kids can make you a good role modeland 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 that have far-reaching relevance for us all.
Editorial Reviews
"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
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