Nurtureshock by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman challenges
conventional wisdom by revealing the results of studies showing why siblings
bicker, why too much praise can backfire, and why sleepy kids simply can’t
learn very well.
Bringing up bébé by Pamela Druckerman exposes the wisdom of French
parenting. Their newborns sleep through the night! Their kids sit patiently in
restaurants! And they somehow avoid all the guilt inducing reflexes that American parents seem to stew on. A
former Wall Street Journal reporter
who ends up raising her kids in Paris, Druckerman shares the keys to relaxed
parenting that still yields boisterous, curious and creative kids (who don’t
interrupt your conversations!)
My
husband enjoyed Homegame: an accidental guide to fatherhood by
Michael Lewis (author of The Big Short,
Moneyball and The Blind Side). This guy can tackle any subject. The book is
riddled with humorous anecdotes about the disparities between real life experiences
and the social expectations dads face today. You will laugh. Out loud. Uncontrollably.
~ Betsy
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