Einstein Never Used Flashcards

<b>BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD WINNER - An enlightening guide to how infants and toddlers learn and why play is the key to enhancing your child's development.</b> <p/><b>A smashingly good book.--Edward Zigler Ph.D. director Yale's Center in Child Development and Social Policy and the father of Head Start programs</b> <p/>In <i>Einstein Never Used Flash Cards </i> highly credentialed child psychologists Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Ph.D. and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Ph.D. with Diane Eyer Ph.D. offer a compelling indictment of the growing trend toward accelerated learning and the cult of achievement that pressures parents to help their children to get ahead. It's a message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: Letting tots learn through unstructured play is not only okay--it's a better way for children to learn than drilling academics. <p/>Drawing on overwhelming scientific evidence from their own studies and the collective research results of child development experts Kathy Roberta and Diane explain the process of learning from a child's point of view addressing how play helps boost learning in key areas of development such as math reading verbal communication science self-awareness and social skills. To help parents foster creative play they offer forty age-appropriate games. These simple fun--yet powerful--exercises work as well or better than expensive enrichment programs and high-tech educational toys to teach children what their ever-active curious minds are excited to learn. <p/>Packed with insights from fascinating studies and thoughtful advice <i>Einstein Never Used Flash Cards</i> reassures and empowers parents with knowledge that helps their children grow and thrive.