There’s a writer out there named Po Bronson who wrote a book called, “NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children,” and I’m thinking I need it — you might, too. It apparently reveals some surprising mistakes good parents make, and I’m all about being a good momma who makes minimal mistakes.

Ladies Home Journal shared some of Bronson’s wisdom in the October 2009 issue — check out this good stuff: Bronson says kids nowadays are getting a whole hour less sleep per night than their parents got (think too many activities, TVs, computers in bedrooms), which really can have serious academic consequences. Seems every 15 minutes less sleep is correlated with a drop in grade point average. That means A students get 15 more minutes of sleep than B students, who get 15 more minutes than C students. A sixth-grader who is robbed of one hour’s sleep performs like a fourth-grader. Compelling, isn’t it?

Got any fixes for common parenting mistakes? Please share!

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