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Under Pressure

Posted: 05/19/08 04:39 PM

I had a great experience today as I wiled away my lunch hour in the book store down the street from my office.  I thumbed through a great book by Carle Honore called Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting.  The basic jist of Honore’s book is that today’s kids are being denied the simple pleasure of being a child.  The book is filled with colourful tales that will make you laugh - and cry.  We’re all raising our kids in a hyper-programmed environment that isn’t accomplishing the intended outcomes.  Instead of raising brilliant achievers, kids are increasingly becoming depressed and socially underdeveloped.

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by Chris Churchill

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