The Hurried Child (25th anniversary edition)

I think the book had some good points, but I think he could have written it much more concisely. We read it for a child psychology class at college, and the concepts fit well with the class. Because the author says some things too many times or in overly many words, we were not assigned (and thus I did not read) the entire book, but I did appreciate some of what the author said about different things.

I am a special education teacher and loved the perspective of this read! Thank you!

Classic book for anyone in Education or Child Development.

This book was written before the explosion of smart phones and social media so applications to some areas I was interested in cannot be made. It is still a good read although the font is quite small! A bit clinical but he does a good job of providing examples.

I read this book when it first was published. I was running a pre-school at the time. It was very helpful in guiding young parents. This purchase was for my daughter, who has 2 toddlers, at her request. This book is even more important today than when it was written. We are living in a time now where parents are even more competitive that in the 80's and we are stealilng childhood from children.

This is my third copy of this book. I have a first edition which I used in my teaching, years ago. I give it as presents to young parents. I think it should be required reading for all parents and teachers of young children, so say nothing of school boards, administrators, and any one involved with small children.

In my humble opinion, everyone should read this book, whether they believe in it or not. Our children are the future and we must allow them to be real kids, to explore and learn and discover, to simply play and experience. This book is a real eye opener.

It is one of those books that you do not plan to reread again for further understanding, one of those books where if you read just the titles or a paragraph here and there you get the point. I did read it thoroughly, hoping there was more than the obvious.

Very interesting and eye opening. 4 stars as did find it a little tedious at times but the message is strong and helpful. Makes you think and be aware of how to keep your child's childhood age appropriate. Encourages you to slow down.

Tengo 2 hijos, el contenido del libro me ha ayudado a poner en contexto algunos temas no solo para la educación de mis hijos sino de como me educaron a mi. Es una muy buena lectura, quizá haría falta ponerla un poco mas en el contexto de los niños actuales, con pantallas y botones por todos lados, aún así me gusta el concepto de contratos que utiliza y que estoy por aplicar con mis hijos.

Es un libro que hace que reflexionemos sobre lo que inconscientemente podríamos estar exigiéndole a nuestros hijos, privándoles de su derecho a disfrutar como es debido de su niñez. Escrito con mucha sensibilidad, el autor también es padre y puede también hablar desde su experiencia personal.

A very good book to read if you have children or if you teach children. Children are stressed and parents need help understanding their roles in this problem. Classroom teachers would benefit too.

Un libro que sigue más vigente que nunca. A todos los padres que no damos el tiempo suficiente para que los niños sean simplemente niños y disfruten de esa maravillosa etapa.