"Nurture Shock" is an interesting read. I am thinking about using it as a supplement in my Developmental Psychology course in the spring. Chapters are self-contained so could be assigned as "unit readings." The topics were selected for their "shock value," focused mostly on "what parents always thought was true is not." The writing allows the reader to find the original research used in each chapter and citations are included in chapter notes at the end of the book. I am reading on my Kindle so flipping back to the citations is cumbersome but I think the references are good enough that I will ask the whole class to read each chapter and then ask a few students in the class to read some of the original research for that chapter and report to the group about accuracy of representation and details of methodology.
Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Dennis M. Goff Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Randolph College (Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1891) Lynchburg VA 24503 dg...@randolphcollege.edu -----Original Message----- From: Michael Smith [mailto:tipsl...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:34 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Article in WSJ on study how brain develops "without Dad." Actually, you will be glad to know that we already have the answer about kids and involved dads. Specifically, involved dads raise more aggressive kids and should not be involved at all, or at least go back to the threatening/punishing mode (ah always knew me da was write!). As you will see in tThe news article reporting on the book in which "U.S. journalists Ashley Merryman and Po Bronson boil down a decade of psychology, neurobiology and social-science research..." a link: http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/progressive-dads-are-why-kids-act-out- in-school-sesame-street-will-make-junior-bossy-praise-sets-your-child-up -to-fail-play-time-is-the-road-to-self-control/article1337898/?service=m obile --Mike On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Don Allen <dal...@langara.bc.ca> wrote: > Hi Mike- > > Glad you agree with me that most typical childhood experiences (dacare, > divorce, etc.) will have little or no long term effect on the kids. > Unfortunately, there are still plenty of "helicopter parents" out there who > feel that if their precious darling spent a day away from them then they'd > be scarred for life. I keep hoping that I'll find someone to take the bait, > uh I mean bet, but so far no luck. > > -Don. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Smith > Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009 6:31 am > Subject: Re: [tips] Article in WSJ on study how brain develops "without > Dad." > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > >> "I think we have pretty well established that kids do fine when raised >> by two same-sex parents" >> >> If "doing fine" means they are alive and surviving then yes of course, >> and I don't think that "doing fine" can mean much more than that. >> >> >> "I have a standing bet of >> > $10,000 that no one can reliably determine whether an adult >> was raised in >> > day care or at home by observing their behaviour and their >> interactions with >> > others." >> >> Well, that sounds like a pretty safe bet. I doubt whether anyone can >> reliably determine anything about your typical adult's early life >> experiences by observing their current adult behavior. >> >> -- Mike >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) >> > > Don Allen, Retired > Formerly with: Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-733-0039 > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
