NurtureShock's Many International Editions

NurtureShock is now in its 6th printing in the U.S. It will be available on Feb 4th, 2010 in English in the U.K., Australia, and in English-language bookstores in Asia, released by Ebury Press. NurtureShock will soon be available in at least nine translations, by the following publishers:

Japanese: Intershift Inc, Tokyo
Chinese (Taiwan): Ars Longa, Taipei
Chinese (Mainland): Huaxia, Beijing
Korean: Mulpure, Seoul
Thai: WeLearn Books, Bangkok

German: Goldmann Arkana, Munich
Spain: Editorial Sirio, Barcelona
Portugal: Lua de Papel, Lisbon

Brazil: Texto Editores, Sao Paulo

Great Interview on CBC's The Current

To those wondering how NurtureShock hit #2 in nonfiction on Amazon Canada over the weekend, it's because a great interview ran with Hana Gartner of CBC's The Current. The opening several minutes are some great/hilarious quotes from parents on the street giving their opinions on race, self-esteem, baby einstein, etc.

Here's the link to the page to hear it. On the bottom of the page, click "Listen to Part Three."

Two Months on NYT Bestseller list; Amazon Top 100

I'm guessing we'll soon enough drop off the NYT bestseller list, with so many other fall books coming out - but thanks to everyone who kept us on there since our release week at the beginning of September.

We're also on the Top 100 bestselling books of the year of Amazon, according to the company.

NurtureShock is on Twitter –

http://twitter.com/nurtureshock

We'll be posting regular links to our Newsweek.com column, info on events, links to blogs and articles we find interesting, etc.

So please join us on Twitter (and as a Facebook fan)!

Emotional Intelligence - Mano-a-Mano?

Po and I have written, in both our book and the Newsweek blog, about how the evidence we've seen shows that emotional intelligence has failed to live up to the hype: it doesn't predict academic achievement, career success, or better life choices.

Well, Daniel Goleman – author of the hugely successful book Emotional Intelligence – has now contacted us, and, after a couple rounds of emails, we've all agreed to a sort of on-line debate in our Newsweek blog. I believe the fun should start Tues. (or Weds, if Tues. doesn't work out).

It promises to be an exciting week, and we really hope that you will join us.

Writing About Babble on Babble & The Latest Review...

Today, Po and I have a piece, 11 Ways to Jump-Start Language Skills, on Babble.com, which gives new parents' some more specific thoughts on how to use the research from our language chapter with infants and toddlers. There's also a companion piece / interview with Po there as well.

And this morning, we were delighted to see a rave review from Library Journal:

"Prepare to be slack-jawed as Bronson (What Should I Do With My Life?) and Merryman excavate astonishing research that reveals why our parenting strategies have backfired . . . . The book presents a panoramic view of the latest research and is further distinguished by pragmatic prose that avoids alarmism and sanctimony. Verdict: This tour de force is one of the best parenting psychology books in years and will likely be seismic in influence.—Julianne J. Smith, Ypsilanti Dist. Lib., MI"

Check out Dual Essays on Pokemon & Marshmallows

I have two essays up today, Friday - one on The Daily Beast and one over at Newsweek.com. The two essays go together; they're both about dopamine's effect on the brain, and the importance of nurturing children's intrinsic motivation, ie., the activities that make their heart sing. Please check them out.