Einstein Never Used Flash Cards

Twonotedchildpsychologistscondemnthegrowingtrendtowardacceleratedlearningandthepressureputuponparentstomeetconstantexpectations，introducingaseriesofsimple，creativegamesthatparentscanplaywiththeirchildtoenhancementalandphysicaldevelopmentwhileembracingandenjoyingpreciousmomentswithouthigh-techgadgets.40，000firstprinting.，PlayIsBackReassuringtoparentsandeducators，EinsteinNeverUsedFlashCardsshowswhy--andhow--tostepawayfromthecultofachievementandtowardamorenurturinghomelifefullofimaginativeplayandloveoflearning.Here'sthemessagethatstressed-outparentsarecravingtohear：It'sokaytoplay!Infact，it'smorethanjustokay--it'sbetterthandrillingacademics.Afterdecadesofresearch，scientistsandchilddevelopmentexpertshavecometoaclearconclusion：Playisthebestwayforourchildrentolearn.ChildrenwhoareprematurelypushedintoregimentedacademicinstructiondisplaylesscreativityandenthusiasmforlearningthantheirpeersChildrenwhomemorizeisolatedfactsearlyinlifeshownobetterlong-termretentionthantheirpeers.Childrenwholearnthroughplayalsodevelopsocialandemotionalskills，whicharecriticalforlong-termsuccess.Somewherealongtheline，we'vegottenofftrackbystressingacademicproductsandprogramstoourpreschoolers.Thankfully，Dr.KathyHirsh-PasekandDr.RobertaMichnickGolinkoffhaveasimpleremedyforourchildrenthatisbasedonoverwhelmingscientificevidencefromtheirownstudiesandthecollectiveresearchresultsofchilddevelopmentexperts.EinsteinNeverUsedFlashCardsgoesbeyonddebunkingthemythsspreadbytheaccelerated-learningindustry.Parentsandeducatorswillfindapracticalguidetointroducingcomplexconceptsthroughsmart，simple，andlovingplay.Foreverykeyareaofachild'sdevelopment(speech，reading，math，socialskills，self-awareness，andintelligence)，you'llunderstandhowachild'smindactuallylearns.Thenyou'lldiscoverexercises(40inall)thatwillshowcaseemergingskillsandleaveyourchildsmilingtoday--andpreparedfortomorrow.，Discussesthegrowingtrendtowardacceleratedlearningandthepressureputuponparentstomeetconstantexpectations，introducingcreativegamesthatparentscanplaywiththeirchildtoenhancedevelopment.