Author

Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy

Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick

Eyer, Diane E.

Edition

Pbk. ed.

Place of Publication

[Emmaus, PA]

Publisher

Rodale

Publication Date

2004

Physical Description

Paperback; xvii, 302 p.

Subject

Child Development

Play/Activities

Education. Schools

Abstract

A book that aims at proving that training preschoolers with flash cards and attempting to hurry intellectual development doesn't pay off. In fact, the authors claim, kids who are pressured early on to join the academic rat race don't fair any better than children who are allowed to take their time. Alarmed by the current trend toward creating baby Einsteins, the book urges parents to step back and practice the "Three R's: Reflect, Resist, and Recenter." Instead of pushing preschoolers into academically oriented programs that focus on early achievement, the authors suggest that children learn best through simple playtime, which enhances problem solving skills, attention span, social development and creativity. The authors walk parents through much of the recent research on the way children learn, debunking such myths as the Mozart effect, and pointing out that much learning unravels naturally, programmed through centuries of evolution.

ISBN

1594860688

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GK 300 HIR 2004

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