A New Vision for Early Childhood gives us a compelling understanding of who children are, what they need from parents and teachers, and what they are capable of. And here's some relieving news for parents: We can stop hovering. We can do less. We can trust more.
- Dr. Becky Kennedy, CEO & Founder, Good Inside.
Deeply personal and richly detailed, Hichenbergs illuminating exploration of a childs life is essential reading for parents, educators, and all those eager to understand the troubling experience of young children today.
- Dr. Paula S. Fass, author: The End of American Childhood: A History of Parenting from Life on the Frontier to the Managed Child
A New Vision reframes the toddler world so we can radically reframe our relationships with young children and let go of adult-driven control. An eye-opening book every parent and educator must read.
- Dr. Tovah P. Klein, author: Raising Resilience; How Toddlers Thrive; Director, Barnard Center for Toddler Development
Using cutting-edge approaches to human development, Hichenberg lays out profoundly novel perspectives about young children. A New Vision is about the urgent need to challenge our faulty notions about children, parenting, and ultimately, ourselves. Written in an accessible way, the book speaks to a vast audience of scholars, parents, teachers, and de facto all adults.
- Dr. Anna Stetsenko, author: The Transformative Mind; Psychology professor, CUNY Graduate Center
In vivid detail, Hichenberg shows how our expectations of young children actually diminish their remarkable capacities and competencies. A New Vision artfully recasts their resistance to our expectations as their need to explore, to be set free, to find their way in this world.
- Dava Schub, CEO and Executive Director, Childrens Museum of Manhattan
