I recently read a fabulous book geared for parents and educators called "Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children." I could probably write thirty blog posts detailing the realizations I had while reading it, but it's a library book and due back today. Suffice it to say that I would highly recommend it to any parent of school-age (or preschool-age) children.
Startling and challenging results of studies are compiled and cover a broad range of subjects, including the inverse power of praise, sleep, formations of racial bias, lying, testing, sibling relationships, teen rebellion and arguing, the supreme importance of self-control in learning well, relational aggression and peer groups, and infants' language development. The studies, references, and experts are all legit.
It's an easy read. It immediately gave me new ideas of how to play and speak with Daisy. It prepared me for my parenting future. It's awesome. Remind me to check it out of the library again in a couple of years.
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