Padres brillantes, maestros fascinantes. No hay jóvenes dificles, sino una educación inadecuada. (Brilliant Parents, Fascinating Teachers: There Are no Difficult Children, Just Inadequate Education.)

Reviewed by Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland Public Library, Oakland, CA -- Críticas, 4/15/2008

Cury, Augusto.
tr. by Amalia Sato. U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins & Planeta. 2008. 237p. ISBN 978-0-06-156550-2. pap. $14.95. PARENTING

Brazilian psychiatrist and self-help author Cury tells parents and teachers how to raise happy, sociable children in a fast-moving, stressful world. He notes that the media and computers have greatly increased the amount of knowledge available to youngsters, but schools are teaching them to memorize and repeat rather than to think. There is hope, however. Both parents and teachers can improve the lives of children by moving away from material things and cultivating their minds and emotions. Teaching them how to think and evaluate, allowing them to make mistakes and analyze what went wrong, and using dialog to promote communication will transform the adult-child relationship. The best teachers understand the role of emotions in creating memories, says Cury. He suggests that educators incorporate the arts into their lessons, use dialogs rather than lectures, and have students sit in a circle or a u rather than in rows. This book will interest parents and teachers who want to bring out the best in children. Recommended for self-help and parenting collections.

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