Books by David Elkind and Complete Book Reviews
David Elkind, Author . Da Capo $24 (240p) ISBN 978-0-7382-1053-7
In this fascinating look at the importance of letting kids be kids,
\t\t Elkind argues that "Play is being silenced." According to Elkind, a child
\t\t psychologist and author of All Grown Up and No Place to
\t\t Go, important, unstructured play...
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David Elkind, Author Alfred A. Knopf $18.95 (221p) ISBN 978-0-394-55256-9
Elkind, author of The Hurried Child, is a child-study specialist (at Tufts University) of eminent common sense who is critical of fads and whom parents would do well to heed, especially those intent on pre-educating their preschoolers to prepare...
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David Elkind. Da Capo, $14.99 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-0-7382-1750-5
Clinical psychologist Elkind (The Hurried Child) offers an astute and easy-to-read abecedary of tips for parenting tots. 135 short essays cover topics ranging from “fears and rituals,” to “music for preemies,” to “zoos for children.” Elkind is...
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David Elkind, Author, Children's Television Workshop, Author Prentice Hall $9.95 (214p) ISBN 978-0-13-648833-0
Part of a new Family Living series from the Children's Television Workshop, this volume consists largely of adaptations or excerpts from Sesame Street Magazine Parents' Guide. The brisk, readable style cannot mask a deficiency of content, as chapter
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