Judging a kid's ability to delay gratification by whether they eat a marshmallow or not is a ridiculous way of predicting their future achievement, say Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's New York Magazine articles on the science of children won the magazine journalism award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as the Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications. Their articles for Time Magazine won the award for outstanding journalism from the Council on Contemporary Families. Bronson has authored five books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller What Should I Do With My Life?
Alternatives to IQ tests are suddenly all the rage. But they’re even worse at predicting kids’ futures.
We didn’t want our son to have Pokémon cards—until they began turning him into a human computer. NurtureShock author Po Bronson on games that increase children’s brain power 100-fold.