NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children Audiobook

" Superb, everything I hoped it would be. A calm and collected walk through the stand-out findings in clinical studies on children in recent times. And, crucially, how these findings contrast with previous conventional wisdoms and scientific proclamations "

" Holy cow! So much information and so many personal thoughts. Someone remind me to read this again in 5 years when I have teens and tweens. "

" I really enjoyed this book. I think that part of what I loved so much about it is that it helped me to reconsider some of my well-intentioned (but perhaps "wrong") thoughts and actions. I would recommend this book to all parents and to those who work with children. "

" I enjoyed this book and only wished I'd read it much earlier in my life as a parent. I've already attempted to adjust how I encourage my children and compliment them. Well written and worth reading for parents and parents to be. "

" Info book. Some good, new parenting info with solid research, as well as some shaky connections with just as much research. Above and beyond common reasoning in some parts, and answered some of my own troubling parental questions about over-praising,the 'rebellious' years, and how to best teach self control. My favorite part is 1. Intelligence is malleable and growable and 2. Executive functioning and stick-to-it-tiveness can be enhanced through regular planning and activities. Recommend, with a mind to harvest the best bits. "

" I actually upgraded The Wisdom of Whores after reading this book. The two books should be read together as a "How we Fool Ourselves 101" primer. Every current parenting notion ruined one by one on the rocky shore of science. And some sneaking suspicions you had confirmed to boot. Want to really know about bullying, tv-viewing, early language development, "gifted" kids, teen lying...well here you go. Be brave. "

" Recommended read for parents, parents-to-be, and those who work with children. Makes you rethink how you think about raising children. "

" Presses have stopped. Kathryn really enjoyed non-fiction. Kathryn will have to read it again sometime soon. Well, maybe later this year. I don't want to overdo it. I will encourage anyone and everyone to read this book, but most especially, parents. Parents will be fascinated by this book. I've actually tried things they say work and they do. Actually work. "

" This is a great "pop psychology book" and each chapter brings a new set of discussion topics. My family is going to use this for a "Family Book Club" book before next year's beach trip. Looking forward to talking more with my family about it! "

" Read for the bookclub that I keep reading the books for and then missing. Interesting experiments on kids, coupled with unfounded extrapolations on the meaning of the results. "

" I read this when I was having a few problems with the teenager. It did nothing but to scare me into thinking that everything I was doing was somehow wrong or unable to be changed. It had some good advice but really ... sometimes it's better just to trust yourself "

" I only read half of it, but what I did read was GREAT! "

" Quick read that challenges some of your assumptions about parenting -- very interesting and I will probably review it again later. "

" A must read for every parent. A different way of thinking about children regarding sleep, praise, early language etc. "

" This was an interesting review of different studies on child/teen development. I especially liked sleep effects and the correlation between parental interaction and language development. "

" Informative but still a quick and easy read. Definitely recommended to anyone who has kids or who has ever thought of raising kids. "

" As someone who deals with kids and all their personalities on a daily basis, I didn't find too much enlightening here. However, I think it'd be a great read for new parents. "

" It was an interesting book, and nowadays some of insights keep popping up in mainstream press (Oh really, starting the school day later will give the highschoolers more sleep. Yep, genius :D) "

" The Freakonomics of child development books. Enjoyable, but too scattered in it's approach. I would have preferred a bit more depth. "

" Wish I'd read this book 25 years ago. I know it is much more recently written than that, but It would have been very useful information when my first three were young. I hope it will influence education policy. Very readable, actionable, and interesting. "

" maybe i gave this 4 stars since i've seen much of the authors' discovery's in my own family's behaviors. clearly defined, well written, fairly easy read. i liked that there seemed to be an actual desire to understand rather than support a specific outlook or study. "

" One of the best parenting books I've ever cared to read. This book offers real reliable information that left me feeling deeply informed on various subjects! "

" This is very thought provoking. I still haven't fully processed my thoughts. I think it would require several readings to absorb it all. "

" like a really good lit review of the current social science research on education and development. read it in a couple days, and will probably reread when parenthood becomes more imminent. "

" Interesting topics but the writing was sometimes sloppy and exaggerated. "

" Wow! As a mom I really got a lot out of this book. If you have kids, it's a must read! "

" Highly recommend to all parents! "