Elkind, David, 1931-

The hurried child : growing up too fast too soon / David Elkind. - Revised edition. - xx, 217 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index.

Our hurried children -- Dynamics of hurrying: parents -- Dynamics of hurrying: schools -- Dynamics of hurrying: the media -- Growing up slowly -- Learning to be social -- Hurried children: stressed children -- How children react to stress -- Helping hurried children.

Charts the baby-boom generation's obsession with raising successful children and the adverse results experienced by youngsters asked to do too much too soon, and offers advice on avoiding this syndrome.

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Child mental health
Child rearing.
Stress in children

BF723.S75 / E44 1988

305.23