Imagine that you could look inside your child’s mind and see exactly what was going on.  A Line in the Sandbox invites you to do just that, to look at the cognitive underpinnings of our children’s choices and our parental decision making processes. 

 

A Line in the Sandbox compares over 50 years  research in cognitive, developmental psychology with the day to day reality of actually raising children.

 

This uniquely interactive and compelling book redefines parental logic by focusing on reality through the eyes of a child.  It is a scathingly honest and bitingly satirical assessment of the disconnect between the published research in the field of cognitive, developmental psychology and the reality of actually raising children.  It tackles the decisions that we make today and the long term implications of those choices.  

 

This novel approach to child development is based on the premise that our children haven’t read the rule book on how they should behave.  It employs several unique techniques that fuel readers’ curiosity and compel them to read on:    

 

• A Line in the Sandbox maintains a humorous, concise and easily digestible format by juxtaposing research and reality using a series of vignettes that capture the essence of childhood in today’s society.  Titles include; “After School Madness and Minivan Moms”, “Kindergarten Didn’t Go As Planned” and “The Great Toy Race”. 

• A Line in the Sandbox constantly engages the reader in a series of fun, interactive pseudo experiments that demonstrate our children’s limitations in thought, memory and reading skills. 

• A Line in the Sandbox employs an exuberant conversational-style prose that allows the reader to be gently guided through an exploration of the current research on child development with ease and understanding.