Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-9-1987

Keywords

early reading, early academics, competition, parenting in the 1980s, developmentally appropriate programs

Abstract

This short article on family living appeared in Broome County Living magazine, published by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, New York, and is part of a collection of such articles available on the Open Repository at Binghamton University. This article explores the “superbaby syndrome” of the 1980s, with accounts of very early academic programing and competition among parents for children's achievement. Caution and common sense are urged, and criteria are provided for evaluating the developmental appropriateness of programs for young children. Anecdotes from the author and local parents are included.

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