PEDIATRICS Vol. 83 No. 1 January 1989, pp. 119-121
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Miseducation: Young Children at Risk

DAVID ELKIND 1

1 Lincoln Filene Center, Tufts University Medford, MA

Imagine talking to a fetus in utero via a "pregaphone," showing infants flash cards of various esoteric insects and famous composers, teaching infants to swim to protect themselves from drowning, or giving preschoolers lessons in everything from reading to karate. Consider having young children witness the "birthing" of their siblings, describing to them the horrors of nuclear war, the "bad touching" of child abuse, and the symptoms of AIDS. These practices are not the excesses of a small number of overenthusiastic East Coast parents but have become commonplace across America today. A program for teaching youngsters about child abuse comes from Fargo, ND.