# Nurtureshock

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- Authors: [Po Bronson](https://www.bookquiver.com/po-bronson), [Ashley Merryman](https://www.bookquiver.com/ashley-merryman)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2011-01-05

## Description

What if we told you... that dishonesty in children is a positive trait that arguing in front of your kids can make you a good role model and 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 into child development that have far-reaching relevance for us all.

## Editions

### Nurtureshock

- Publisher: ebury_press
- ISBN: 978-00-9193-378-4
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2011-01-05
- Language: en_GB