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David Elkind

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March 11, 1931

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Social Sciences, Parenting & Families

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David Elkind is an American child psychologist and author. His groundbreaking books The Hurried Child and Miseducation informed early childhood education professionals of the possible dangers of "pushing down" the elementary curriculum into the very early years of a child's life. By doing so, he argued, teachers and parents alike could lapse into developmentally inappropriate instructional and learning practices that may distort the smooth development of learning. He is associated with the belief of decline of social markers.

He also wrote Ties that Stress: The New Family Imbalance (1994), All Grown Up and No Place To Go (1988), and Reinventing Childhood (1988). His most recent article titled, "Can We Play?", is featured in Greater Good maga...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 832 ratings · 145 reviews · 33 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Grown Up and No Place to Go: Teenagers in Crisis 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sympathetic Understanding Of The Child: Birth To Sixteen 2.6 of 5 stars 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1994	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Images of the Young Child: Collected Essays on Development and Education 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parents' Guide to Raising Kids Who Love to Learn: Infant to Grade School 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1989	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child Development And Education: A Piagetian Perspective 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1976	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars