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Nurture Shock

Nurture Shock Book {Blog Index}

April 24, 2019September 17, 2017 by valplowman

Book Recommendation: Nurture Shock Building Positive Self- Esteem The Importance of Free Play Time {and ideas for fitting it in} Praise Effort, Not Results Why Kids Lie (and what to do …

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The Importance of Free Play Time & How To Fit It In

October 17, 2022March 5, 2015 by valplowman

It is easy to look at structured play and believe how good it is for kids. We can see value there. We seem to be discrediting the value of free …

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Categories Wake Time Tags free playtime, Nurture Shock 6 Comments

Helping Your Child Speak Words

May 7, 2019February 5, 2015 by valplowman

  This post contains affiliate links. NurtureShock by Bronson and Merryman has a chapter discussing how to jump-start language skills. We often console ourselves and each other with “Don’t worry, he …

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Categories Baby, Pretoddler Tags language development, Nurture Shock 1 Comment

Helping Siblings Like Each Other

May 7, 2019January 22, 2015 by valplowman

Siblings fight. They just do. It is going to happen no matter how much they get along in general. In a family, you live under the same roof and spend …

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Categories Siblings Tags fighting, Nurture Shock, siblings without rivalry book 4 Comments

Praise Effort, Not Results

May 7, 2019January 13, 2015 by valplowman

This post contains affiliate links. One of my favorite chapters in the book NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, is called “The Inverse Power of Praise.” The …

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Why Kids Lie (and what to do about it)

October 30, 2019September 4, 2014 by valplowman

Why Kids Lie and what to do about it. Understanding why children lie and what parents can do to help children learn to be honest. For me, honesty is very …

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Categories Discipline Tags Nurture Shock 2 Comments

Book Recommendation: Nurture Shock

September 5, 2022September 20, 2012 by valplowman
Nurture Shock book

Book review of Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. Is this book worth reading for parents? What value does it have? Every so often, I read a parenting …

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Categories Parenting Book Reviews Tags book recommendation, Nurture Shock 5 Comments
Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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