Ashley Merryman, attorney and writer who blogs with Po Bronson on his
website; contributed to the New York Magazine article, “How Not to Talk to Your Kids”,
and
Lisa Blackwell, senior program officer at New Visions for Public Schools,
on studies showing that praising children might be detrimental.
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