Nurtureshock
For a self proclaimed geek - most of the things in life are under control. There are manuals and APIs for almost everything around me. 4 years back a toy, which we named Prithvi, got delivered that did not have a manual nor an API. Has a mind of its own and it controls me - somehow the toy has read my APIs very well. It can make me buy ice-cream, chocolate, juice or take him to a mall - he has more wins in the constant mind control battle that is going on between us. Sometime back I stumbled on this interesting book - Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. It was an eye opener of sorts. This book is a good summary of the research that is happening on Child Psychology - written in a Malcolm Gladwellish style. Good Job, WoW, You are so Smart! I do it all the time - thinking it builds his self-confidence. Apparently this works the opposite way. The kid does get the confidence to believe in himself and attempt tougher things. After a while he stops attempting to...