Title: Nurtureshock
Subtitle: new thinking about children
First published: 2009
Description: In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel?  Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter?  Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated?  If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie?  What's the single most important thing that helps infants learn language?  NurtureShock is a groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.  They argue that when it comes to children, we've mistaken good intentions for good ideas.  With impeccable storytelling and razor-sharp analysis, they demonstrate that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked.  Nothing like a parenting manual, the authors' work is an insightful exploration of themes and issues that transcend children's (and adults') lives.
Subjects: Child development, Child psychology, Child rearing, Parenting, Child Development, Opvoedingsmethoden, Child Psychology, Ouderschap, Child Rearing, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2009-09-20, New York Times bestseller, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2011-02-13
LC classification: HQ772 .B8455 2009