Alissa Quart: "Hothouse Kids" (Penguin Press)

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Alissa Quart: "Hothouse Kids" (Penguin Press)

Many parents believe they must do everything possible to nurture the talents of their children. But sometimes they push too hard at too early an age. A former child prodigy talks about the dilemma of raising a gifted child.

Many parents believe they must do everything possible to nurture the talents of their children. But sometimes they push too hard at too early an age. A former child prodigy talks about the dilemma of raising a gifted child.

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Alissa Quart

author and journalist

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