Right from the instant of birth, says Joseph Pearce, the human child has only one concern--to learn all that there is to learn about the world. But in the West we tend to thwart this concern from the very start. Available once again, Magical Child shows how to restore this amazing capacity for creative intelligence that is innate in every human.
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Right from the instant of birth, says Joseph Pearce, the human child has only one concern--to learn all that there is to learn about the world. But in the West we tend to thwart this concern from the very start. Available once again, Magical Child shows how to restore this amazing capacity for creative intelligence that is innate in every human.
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I've read several chapters of this book and found it to be brilliantly written; it was in keeping with many of the experiences I've had raising my own child.
lostqueenutah
May 3, 2007
Classic child development title
Unfortunately, I came across this too late for my own children. But it is a truly helpful view of stages of human development. I ordered copies for my own daughters who have small children. Pearce describes the stages a child needs to pass through and the consequences of aborting any steps along the way. It focuses on the life of the mind as well as the body.
