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New Thinking About Children
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Aug 22, 2017SarahF2001 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is great! It is full of great information, but is really fun and easy to read. I would recommend it to anyone!
May 13, 2015ShelbyQ rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Some really interesting food for thought about how children develop.
cathmary12
Jun 23, 2014cathmary12 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Four-and-a-quarter stars for the ideas. Reading it was a bit of a slog, but that was probably just me.
Sep 05, 2012
I was so looking forward to this "Best Seller." But I have to admit I'm not only disappointed, but worried that this will be taken as a parental guide. This author has no professional credentials, and it really shows. She so often is…
Jun 26, 2012
Enjoyable read. You can read one chapter separately from the others and take your time reading this one.Each chapter is a different subject. This book has been very popular around our Waldorf school, but the ideas can work for any parent.
Apr 14, 2012dalesj rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very interesting look at child development. I was especially interested on the section on IQ testing and language. Great read for parents and educators.
Jan 21, 2012kmos rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting. Some of their science is well done, some of it is sloppy (no control experiments?) I'd take it with a grain of salt before I started changing how I praised children. The language acquisition stuff is fascinating though.
LocketLibrarian
Oct 12, 2011LocketLibrarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I was especially interested in the chapter on speech development and skimmed some of the others. Overall, eye opening on many levels.
Jun 25, 2011cmwiersma rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very informative read!
Mar 31, 2011
Ashley Merryman ihas become an in-demand speaker on parenting issues, and the impacts on children of anxious and over-managing parents.
Jun 23, 2010Facchintr rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a fascinating book, and I would recommend it to any parent!
Jun 02, 2010SEJanssen rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A whole new way to approach parenting.
Jan 28, 2010see rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I highly recommend this book for anyone who has anything to do with kids, especially parents and teachers. It's also illuminating for the adult to look at the research presented in this book to better understand one's own childhood. Very…
Oct 15, 2009karensd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An excellently supported examination of the parenting "norms" we accept and take for granted that can actually be hugely detrimental to our children. We've started to change some of the ways we engage and communicate with our children…