by Carl Honoré · Marabout · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782501078436
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«Laissez les enfants tranquilles !» is Carl Honoré's essay on hyper-parenting, published by Marabout in paperback (413 pages, in French).
Carl Honoré analyzes hyper-parenting and the constant pressure for children to perform: elite schools, extracurricular activities and the obsession with raising little geniuses. The author warns of its danger to emotional development and champions play, free time and slowness as keys to a balanced childhood.
Originally published in 2012; the cover subtitle is «Halte aux emplois du temps surchargés et à la course à la performance !».
Aimed at parents and educators seeking a more relaxed approach to parenting and questioning the pressure for children to perform.
Carl Honoré is a Canadian journalist who wrote the internationally best-selling book In Praise of Slow (2004) about the Slow Movement.
