I finally finished this great book! (thanks to Jonathan's 2 hour naps today).
Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children
by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
My husband is crazy about this book and thinks everyone on the planet must read it. I think it was great. Bronson and Merryman have collected a ton of recent scientific research about how we develop as people. Taken individually the studies are interesting; as Bronson and Merryman have woven them together they are fascinating and incredibly relevant. The book covers topics from language development in infants to teen rebellion and lying to racism and challenges what our culture has taught us about the "right" parenting decisions with ideas that simply make sense. I will be rereading a lot of these chapters over again in the next few months/years!
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