The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd edition)

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Summary: The Hurried Child by Elkind
Review: 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 normal.
On international comparison tests, American students tend to
achieve lower scores despite all the pressure to do well.
Only 1/5 of 17 year olds can write a persuasive essay.
Clearly, the author has some important points to make.
The readers should heed this advice and apply it accordingly.
There is a need for balance in life. In this respect, the author
has some important points to teach college administrators and
parents. A wide constituency of educators needs to read this
book dispassionately and apply it for the benefit of students.

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Summary: Every parent should read this book!
Review: This book is a great resource for parents and teachers. As an aunt, godmother, teacher and friend to many children of all ages, I turn to this book often. If you believe that children deserve a childhood, then this book is for you.

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Summary: Every parent should read this book!
Review: This book is a great resource for parents and teachers. As an aunt, godmother, teacher and friend to many children of all ages, I turn to this book often. If you believe that children deserve a childhood, then this book is for you.

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Summary: A good read
Review: This is a really good book. I think that all parents should read it and learn to slow down in all aspects of their own life and that of their children. Some of what the author says is commonsense but much is sobering and needs to be said.
It is a book I will continually refer to, to help me ensure that I'm on track and not rushing my children to grow up. Childhood is so short.

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Summary: How many more pages??
Review: While Dr. David Elkind is a respected name in the Child Psychology arena, I found that anything of value or knowledge that he presented in The Hurried Child is merely common sense. It scares me to think that there are actually people out in this world, reproducing, who need to read this book.
Dr. Elkind expressed some valid points on the general "rush of society" - our tendency to saddle our children with competition in the adult world, but nothing that needed 221 pages of interpretation. Dr. Elkind takes an extremist position on his point of view throughout the book. Despite the books' attempts at valuable lessons, they are dissected into such meaningless pieces that any cohesive lesson is lost. The reality is we are living in a rapidly changing society, and individuals need to do their best to strive at an individual pace to attain what they perceive as success.

Rating:
Summary: How many more pages??
Review: While Dr. David Elkind is a respected name in the Child Psychology arena, I found that anything of value or knowledge that he presented in The Hurried Child is merely common sense. It scares me to think that there are actually people out in this world, reproducing, who need to read this book.
Dr. Elkind expressed some valid points on the general "rush of society" - our tendency to saddle our children with competition in the adult world, but nothing that needed 221 pages of interpretation. Dr. Elkind takes an extremist position on his point of view throughout the book. Despite the books' attempts at valuable lessons, they are dissected into such meaningless pieces that any cohesive lesson is lost. The reality is we are living in a rapidly changing society, and individuals need to do their best to strive at an individual pace to attain what they perceive as success.

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Summary: I only threw the book across the room twice
Review: While reading this book for my child psych class I learned that it can be useful for many purposes including: coaster, projectile, fly swatter, and pillow. The book gave fairly generalized advice on child rearing while at the same time providing wondeful accounts of Dr. Elkind's children. I look forward to the books on their misguided father who wouldn't let them watch Malcolm in the Middle.

Rating:
Summary: I only threw the book across the room twice
Review: While reading this book for my child psych class I learned that it can be useful for many purposes including: coaster, projectile, fly swatter, and pillow. The book gave fairly generalized advice on child rearing while at the same time providing wondeful accounts of Dr. Elkind's children. I look forward to the books on their misguided father who wouldn't let them watch Malcolm in the Middle.