Nurture Shock (2009) by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Another prime example of what happens when brilliant social scientists pair with people who can actually write. This book addresses a number of common parenting and child-raising issues, discusses what is commonly believed about these issues, and then goes on to talk about what the research literature supports. I found useful information in every single chapter, and some chapters helped me modify my parent training methods to better align with research. I can highly recommend this book for both parents and professionals. My criticism is that some of the topics (e.g., boredom, language development, etc.) left me wanting more information and discussion. I suppose I could actually go and read the research they were referencing, but since they already did the research, it would be great if they had expanded on their writing in a couple areas. Otherwise, a worthwhile read.