SESSION TYPE: Featured Speaker SESSION TITLE: Nurture Shock STRAND: Whole School Issues DAY: Saturday TIME: 2:30 - 3:30pm LOCATION: Beekman Parlor, 2nd floor

New research has found that many everyday practices, intended to help kids, are actually backfiring. From neuroscience to psychology, come hear the latest science of child development: why boosting a kid's self-esteem actually leads to less achievement and more cheating. Why many anti-bullying programs make things worse - and what are more effective strategies for dealing with kids' aggression. Why the best thing we can do for a kid is to let him make mistakes. Come hear how to best inspire a child - not just in classrooms, but in life.

***BOOK SIGNING AT ONSITE BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORE TO FOLLOW SESSION (click here for schedule)

BIOGRAPHY

With Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman authored NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, the New York Times bestseller which has appeared on over 30 “Best of 2009″ lists. Having written for Newsweek, Time, and New York, Merryman has received numerous awards for her reporting on the science of child development. Merryman lives in Los Angeles, where she directs an all-volunteer tutoring program for inner-city children.

A video of her PopTech speech is here. (and below)

Ashley Merryman: On Parenting from PopTech on Vimeo.