We American parents—as Piaget discovered—tend to be more interested in having kids acquire concrete skills and reach developmental milestones. And we tend to think that how well and how quickly kids advance depends on what their parents do. That means that parents’ choices and the quality of their intervention are extremely important. In this light, baby sign language, prereading strategies, and picking the right preschool understandably seem crucial. So does the never-ending American search for parenting experts and advice.
