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Enabling parents to provide "daily doses" of quality time with their kids often proves as tough as getting kids to eat their daily requirements of fruits and vegetables. But try we must, insists infant and child development expert Stanley Greenspan, MD, author of The Four-Thirds Solution. Drawing from enlightening research (including his own extensive studies) on the emotional and intellectual development of the very young, Greenspan shows the significance of consistent, loving interaction between child and caregiver-- levels rarely achieved in the majority of American daycare facilities. With passion and urgency, Greenspan shows that America's increased dependence on out- of-home childcare (what he calls "our social experiment") poses serious threats to our youth's long-term development, and ultimately, to our society. Simply put, his "four-thirds solution" serves as a metaphor for rearranging work schedules, allowing parents more time at home. Six real-life scenarios show how different families (including a divorced couple) interpreted the solution, struggled with the changes, and eventually reaped the rewards. Along the way, the Ittleson Prize-winning doctor nimbly debates skeptics and challenges corporations and government to rebalance their priorities. Guilt-inducing? Perhaps, but if Four-Thirds compels parents to spend even one- third more time with their child, it's guilt well invested. --Liane Thomas --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Respected child psychiatrist Greenspan (George Washington Univ. Medical Sch.) here continues a discussion that he and T. Berry Brazelton started in The Irreducible Needs of Children (LJ 11/1/00). Stressing preschoolers' need for concentrated, one-on-one attention, he calls for parents to rethink their priorities and to find ways of making quality time while carving out careers. Using examples from six different families, Greenspan suggests many approaches to striking this seemingly impossible balance, such as part-time work for both parents, work on different shifts, and home businesses. While criticizing the quality of much day care, he also recognizes that at least part-time child care is necessary in most households and covers useful standards for evaluating out-of-home arrangements. To many parents, Greenspan's proposals will seem pie-in-the-sky and impractical; his vision of society requires a massive overhaul of American business. Still, this book is valuable because it will enrich the child care debate and lead to the kinds of legislation that will make the author's paradigm a reality. Recommended. Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, MD
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Enabling parents to provide "daily doses" of quality time with their kids often proves as tough as getting kids to eat their daily requirements of fruits and vegetables. But try we must, insists infant and child development expert Stanley Greenspan, MD, author of The Four-Thirds Solution. Drawing from enlightening research (including his own extensive studies) on the emotional and intellectual development of the very young, Greenspan shows the significance of consistent, loving interaction between child and caregiver-- levels rarely achieved in the majority of American daycare facilities. With passion and urgency, Greenspan shows that America's increased dependence on out- of-home childcare (what he calls "our social experiment") poses serious threats to our youth's long-term development, and ultimately, to our society. Simply put, his "four-thirds solution" serves as a metaphor for rearranging work schedules, allowing parents more time at home. Six real-life scenarios show how different families (including a divorced couple) interpreted the solution, struggled with the changes, and eventually reaped the rewards. Along the way, the Ittleson Prize-winning doctor nimbly debates skeptics and challenges corporations and government to rebalance their priorities. Guilt-inducing? Perhaps, but if Four-Thirds compels parents to spend even one- third more time with their child, it's guilt well invested. --Liane Thomas --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Respected child psychiatrist Greenspan (George Washington Univ. Medical Sch.) here continues a discussion that he and T. Berry Brazelton started in The Irreducible Needs of Children (LJ 11/1/00). Stressing preschoolers' need for concentrated, one-on-one attention, he calls for parents to rethink their priorities and to find ways of making quality time while carving out careers. Using examples from six different families, Greenspan suggests many approaches to striking this seemingly impossible balance, such as part-time work for both parents, work on different shifts, and home businesses. While criticizing the quality of much day care, he also recognizes that at least part-time child care is necessary in most households and covers useful standards for evaluating out-of-home arrangements. To many parents, Greenspan's proposals will seem pie-in-the-sky and impractical; his vision of society requires a massive overhaul of American business. Still, this book is valuable because it will enrich the child care debate and lead to the kinds of legislation that will make the author's paradigm a reality. Recommended. Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, MD
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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