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ERIC Number: EJ399254
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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New Study Reveals Pitfalls in Pushing Children to Succeed Academically in Preschool Years.
Raymond, Chris
Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n9 pA4,6 Nov 1 1989
A study found that children whose mothers pushed them to attain academic success in preschool were less creative, had more anxiety about tests, and by the end of kindergarten, had failed to maintain their initial academic advantage over their less-pressured peers. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Creativity, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Aspiration, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hurried Childhood