May Parent Book Club Pick

“NurtureShock” by Po Brosnan and Ashley Merryman

If you're looking for your knowledge and approach towards parenting to be challenged, this bestseller is the book that will do it. NurtureShock brings up the conversations we often avoid -- race, diversity, schooling, aggression and cruelty in children, the reality of a sibling dynamic, and more. This book is a wake-up call for those wanting to really dig deep.

• Which findings in the book most surprised you?

• Which seemed most counter-intuitive or challenged the ways in which you have always thought about child-rearing?

• Were there findings in the book that confirmed some of your prior understandings about children?

• Some criticism of this book has centered on the fact that it points out problems but offers little guidance? Do you agree...and if so, in which areas would you have appreciated more advice. If you disagree with that statement...why?

• What do you feel you are doing correctly?