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Judith Rich Harris - The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
 
   

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121 out of 121 people found this review helpful.

The Nurture Assumption: My kids' behavior isn't my fault!

Date of Review:  Aug 27, 2001
The Bottom Line: Frustrated with certain behaviors in children? This book will probably interest you. I don't buy 100% of it, but challenging some closely held assumptions is good for us.
Review: ~=~ Define Parenting ~=~

Recently, some friends and I got in a heated discussion about parenting. I'm sure those of you interested in how parenting influences future citizens have given this issue some thought. How many times have you...
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  4.0

by: nwinston
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Intriguing book that takes parents off...
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Ignores some important research.
 
95 out of 95 people found this review helpful.

"cast off as easily as the dorky sweater her mother made her wear"

Date of Review:  Apr 28, 2006
The Bottom Line: On a subject I find endlessly fascinating - the ways kids turn into grownups - Harris not only taught me, but un-taught me first (which is waaay more impressive).
Review: (" 3. The advantage of twins is…
a. Having a spare in case one blows out.
b. Having both a control and experimental group to test out your theories on nature versus nurturing, love versus neglect and human parents versus wolf pack...
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  5.0

by: voxpoptart
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Genial, fun-to-read, original ... and...
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Some of her parenting advice (a very...
 
23 out of 23 people found this review helpful.

All parents should read this

Date of Review:  Feb 12, 2000
Review: As a new mother, I am very glad I read this book, and I am perpetually nagging my husband to read it, as well.

This book has been dismissed by many as being "that book that says parents don't matter." This is a shame, because parents are...
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by: tojo
Recommended to buy: Yes

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thought-provoking, well-written
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Why DO kids turn out the way they do?

Date of Review:  Sep 13, 1999
Review: Just why the heck do kids turn out the way they do? We all know good parents with bad kids, and bad parents whose kids are marvels. According to Harris, Freud was wrong, the Behaviorists were wrong, and chances are that you are, too.

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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