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"The New York Magazine articles on parenthood Ashley Merryman coauthored with Po Bronson have been linked to by over 1,000 blogs. These articles have in turn helped form the foundation for NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, published in September 2009, an exploration of cutting edge research in child development and parenting that overturns many cherished myths about kids and what’s best for them."  http://www.poptech.org/ashleymerryman

Ashley Merryman talks at Poptalk 2009