Much of the details and examples that the authors provide in their book seem to relate to older children: helping kids think while on their own. How can kids learn to be patient in such an environment? Parents are on the kids’ sides more than on the side of the teachers, coaches, and youth leaders. Kids don’t have to wait to know details for many things because we are always connected to the cloud or a quick drive away. We don’t have to wait for commercials or even for the appointed time slot in which our favorite TV show comes on: it all at our fingertips! Finding information is not just a quick Google search away: it’s on our telephones in our pockets. The authors call the age we live in the “Instant Gratification Generation” and I can definitely believe it. Sweetland and Stolberg emphasize are not learned at a young age?Īlthough my oldest child is only 7, I found much to be of value in Teaching Kids to Think. How can our kids learn to work in a workplace if the basics that Drs. Truly, this type of “thinking” is the basis of any success in academics!Īfter reading the book, I can only say that this The book that parents needs in order to help a child succeed in school, business, or everyday socialization. Rather, Teaching Kids to Think is focused on helping parents raise children that think through the basics of everyday survival and life, emphasizing confidence, independence, and thoughtfulness during the everyday simple (and not-so-simple) decisions of sociability in this world. I had thought it would be about helping kids learn and logic through academics. I may receive compensation for any purchased items.Īt first, I thought Teaching Kids to Think by Darlene Sweetland and Ron Stolberg (Sourcebooks, March 2015) had a deceptive title. Posts written from review copies are labeled. Note: I occasionally accept review copies from the publisher.
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