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Nurtureshock :new thinking about children / by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.

Bronson, Po, 1964- (Author). Merryman, Ashley. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780446504126
  • Physical Description: 336 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve, [2009]

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Includes index.

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Subject: Child development
Child psychology
Child rearing
Parenting.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.

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Preface Cary Grant is at the door. vii
Introduction Why our instincts about children can be so off the mark. 1(8)
The Inverse Power of Praise
Sure, he's special. But new research suggests if you tell him that, you'll ruin him. It's a neurobiological fact.
9(18)
The Lost Hour
Around the world, children get an hour less sleep than they did thirty years ago. The cost: IQ points, emotional well-being, ADHD, and obesity.
27(18)
Why White Parents Don't Talk About Race
Does teaching children about race and skin color make them better off or worse?
45(26)
Why Kids Lie
We may treasure honesty, but the research is clear. Most classic strategies to promote truthfulness just encourage kids to be better liars.
71(22)
The Search for Intelligent Life in Kindergarten
Millions of kids are competing for seats in gifted programs and private schools. Admissions officers say it's an art: new science says they're wrong, 73% of the time.
93(22)
The Sibling Effect
Freud was wrong. Shakespeare was right. Why siblings really fight.
115(16)
The Science of Teen Rebellion
Why, for adolescents, arguing with adults is a sign of respect, not disrespect---and arguing is constructive to the relationship, not destructive.
131(24)
Can Self-Control Be Taught?
Developers of a new kind of preschool keep losing their grant money---the students are so successful they're no longer ``at-risk enough'' to warrant further study. What's their secret?
155(22)
Plays Well with Others
Why modern involved parenting has failed to produce a generation of angels.
177(20)
Why Hannah Talks and Alyssa Doesn't
Despite scientists' admonitions, parents still spend billions every year on gimmicks and videos, hoping to jump-start infants' language skills. What's the right way to accomplish this goal?
197(28)
Conclusion
The Myth of the Supertrait.
225(16)
Acknowledgments 241(4)
Notes 245(20)
Selected Sources and References 265(64)
About the Authors 329(2)
Index 331

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