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Author Elkind, David, 1931-

Title The hurried child : growing up too fast too soon / David Elkind.

Imprint Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, ©2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  305.23 El52h 2007    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Edition 25th anniversary ed.
3rd ed.
Description xxxiv, 244 pages ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note 2001 edition was also called the 3rd ed. originally published in 1981.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index.
Contents Preface to the Twenty-fifth aniversary edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the revised edition -- Our hurried children -- The dynamics of hurrying: Parents -- The dynamics of hurrying: Schools -- The dynamics of hurrying: The media -- The dynamics of hurrying: Lapware, brain research, and the Internet -- Growing up slowly -- Learning to be social -- Hurried children: Stressed children -- How children react to stress -- Helping hurried children.
Summary With the first edition of The Hurried Child, David Elkind called our attention to the crippling effects of hurrying our children through life. He showed that by blurring the boundaries of what is age appropriate, by expecting -- or imposing -- too much too soon, we force our kids to grow up too fast, to mimic adult sophistication while secretly yearning for innocence. In the more than two decades since, our society has inadvertently stepped up the assault on childhood through in the media, in schools, and at home. Dr. Elkind provides an updated look at the Internet, classroom culture, school violence, movies, television, and a growing societal incivility to show parents and teachers where hurrying occurs and why. As before, he offers parents and teachers insight, advice, and hope for encouraging healthy development while protecting the joy and freedom of childhood.
Subject Stress in children.
Child mental health.
Child rearing.
Child development.
Children -- United States -- Social conditions.
Maturation (Psychology)
Child development. (OCoLC)fst00854393
Child mental health. (OCoLC)fst00854485
Child rearing. (OCoLC)fst00854588
Children -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00855145
Maturation (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01012494
Stress in children. (OCoLC)fst01134958
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9780738210827 (pbk.)
073821082X (pbk.)

 
    
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