Best of NurtureShock

Teens Who Feel More Peer Pressure Turn Out Better, Not Worse
Dr. Joe Allen explains why vulnerability to peer pressure is a good thing, in the long run.

What Do Children Understand About God?
We assume religion affects our parenting. In fact, our parenting style alters how children conceive of God.

The Social Hierarchy of Preschoolers
Why socially dominant behavior has different meaning in September than in February.

How Biased Science led to Emotional Intelligence curriculum in all UK Schools
A re-analysis of the pilot study that led to Emotional Intelligence becoming the UK's new national education strategy.

New Evidence on Whether Children Should Redshirt Kindergarten
According to Outliers, savvy parents give kids a comparative advantage by holding them out of kindergarten until they are six. New, better science explains why that's wrong.

How We Got Pulled Into a War Between Rush Limbaugh and Maureen Dowd
Our article, which argued not to talk to kids about race in code, was itself accused of speaking in code.

Are Good Deeds a License to Misbehave?
Why teens who volunteer in the community are less helpful to their siblings, and other variations of Zero Sum Morality.

In Defense of Children Behaving Badly
Why judging young kids on their behavior is short-sighted.