Download or read book The Hurried Child written by David Elkind and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 1988-01-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elkind calls readers attentions to the crippling stresses on children forced to grow up too fast, children mimicking adult sophistication while secretely yearning for innocence.