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The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.23
EAN: 9780738204413
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 0738204412
Label: Da Capo Press
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2001-04
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date: April 10, 2001
Studio: Da Capo Press
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Editorial Review:
With the first two editions of this landmark work, Dr. David Elkind eloquently called our attention to the dangers of exposing our children to overwhelming pressures, pressures that can lead to a wide range of childhood and teenage crises. Internationally recognized as the voice of reason and compassion, Dr. Elkind showed that in blurring the boundaries of what is age appropriate, by expecting-or imposing-too much too soon, we force our kids to grow up far too fast.In the two decades since this groundbreaking book first appeared, we have compounded the problem, inadvertently stepping up the assault on childhood in the media, in schools, and at home. Taking a detailed, up-to-the-minute look at the world of today's children and teens in terms of the Internet, classroom culture, school violence, movies, television, and a growing societal incivility, Dr. Elkind shows a whole new generation of parents where hurrying occurs and why and what we can do about it.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Great book for teachers and parents.
The Hurried Child by David Elkin is a great resources and a must read for parents and teachers. This book outlines many of the causes associated with the hurrying of children in today's society. Some of the causes, such as media, are apparent to most adults; however, there are other causes, such as specific types of parent and child relationships, which are not so apparent. This book explains what the role of the parent should be and the detrimental effects of a parent not fulfilling this roles. ... Read More
Rating: - Stressing the point about Stress
I read this book a few months back and I'm still not decided on whether I 'loved' this book or not. I did like the book. It provided a lot of information I wasn't aware of, but I'm not sure I really liked the set-up of the book or some of the content. The main focus of this book is basically what hidden aspects of growing up stress a child out, and how that stress affects a childs development. He touches on some of the basic aspects like divorce, and death, but most of the book focus's on things ... Read More
Rating:  - Keen Insite
Elkind shows a keen insite into the brain of youth. A must read for parents concerned about the progress of their child.
Rating: - The Hurried Child by Elkind
The author cautions against rushing life for young people
and placing too many artificial pressures on them. These
pressures come in the form of standardized tests, overscheduling
and excessive concentration on child competence issues instead
of allowing young people to mature. Children are in essence
miniature adults. In addition, the author cautions against
assembly-line learning. Type A competitive children grow into
adults with more cholesterol in the blood than ... Read More
Rating: - Good book; a little too easy on us parents!
In The Hurried Child, Dr. Elkind does a competent job of describing a seriously problematic trend- the increasing inability and even unwillingness to appropriately "cushion" children from the modern world. The message is simple and eloquent: millions of children are simply not experiencing a proper childhood for a multitude of reasons. For some, it may be overcompetitive sports; for others, early sexuality or economic exploitation (children wielding more money and being strongly pursued as a consumer ... Read More
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