November 22, 2009
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Taking Children Seriously

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November-December 2003
by Dawn Friedman, Brain, Child 
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When your son is in a public place, out of your immediate care, and surrounded by 10 or even 20 other children, all trying to listen to the librarian's story, or learn third-grade fractions, or practice the backstroke, and your son “doesn't want to” sit down, or complete the worksheet, or do two laps, and my child cannot see the book’s illustrations, or get extra help on the equation that’s difficult, or swim her laps because the librarian or teacher is desperately trying to find a creative, non-coercive way to appeal to your child, how is my child being taken seriously?

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Sincerely,

A Very Serious Mommy
Lisa Rubenstein, Silver Spring, Maryland

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