Reviews for Nurturing The Souls Of Our Children

The average rating for Nurturing The Souls Of Our Children based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-03-22 00:00:00 Bridget Lynn This is the worst kind of pseudoscience parading itself around as well researched fact. While Gurian paints a compelling picture when you scratch the surface you realize that there is only the thinnest veneer of evidence behind his claims. A book that is going to make claims about the differences in the brains and cognitive processes of boys and girls should have some pretty well substantiated research behind it. This book fails miserably on that account. While it bandies about scientific terms like cerebellum, MRI, and blood-brain barrier when looking at the references section for these claims it quickly becomes clear that there is no quality support. Gurian is not citing peer-reviewed articles from scientific journals, he is citing personal interviews and internet sources. Much of what he claims is in direct opposition to current research in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, whose research has gone through the scientific gauntlet of peer-reviewed publication.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-01 00:00:00 Hirotsugu Fukuchi An interesting look at everything I've done wrong and right in raising my boys. I think the things I've done right out weigh any mistakes I've made--like using the T.V. as a babysitter while I was working at home--bad mommy. I've been lucky though because I have three very intelligent boys with pretty good attention spans. They are well behaved at school and most of the time at home. But there is always room for improvement and this book definitely gave me some good insights into their minds and their father's. I kind of skimmed over the ADD and ADHD sections but I think that he had some really important ideas about how boys are being over medicated and what can be done in the classroom and at home for them. Boys need good nutrition, less TV, computer, and video games, and more time spent with them. That was the most important thing that I already knew--they need their parent's time and attention the most.