Word: wetter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...need is to become miniature adults. "There is a desire to have children grow up quicker and quicker," says Fassler. "This manifests itself in many ways: how quickly can we teach them to read, toilet train them; how early can we get them into the most exclusive preschool?" Jack Wetter, a clinical psychologist in West Los Angeles, says he observed a goldilocked four-year-old in preschool. "I asked her what she was doing, and she replied, 'Can't talk now. Working on Workbook 2. Going to Workbook...
...understandably, prefer to assume that their child is exceptional until proved otherwise. If little Susie picks up a violin, she's a sure candidate for Suzuki; if she gets the part of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the local production of The Nutcracker, make sure she watches her weight. Wetter says he sees an extraordinary number of bright young patients whose parents are paying for tutors in addition to private-school tuition to make sure their kids keep up in class--or get ahead. "We've lost the concept of well-rounded children because we're so focused on achievement...
Children being pushed too hard may not be able to articulate their feelings, but the signs are there. They become emotionally volatile or complain of aches and pains. They can't sleep. They lose touch with their friends. Wetter believes the current flood of children being diagnosed with attention- deficit disorder may be misleading. Many of these children, he says, "just don't know how to express their frustration. By the time they are 16, many are burned out, antisocial and rebellious...
...different," freshman Brynne Zuccaro said, "because the ground tends to be wetter it tends to be a faster paced game...
Dexter's accountthrough Jack's eyesof this newspaper story in the making is hip, hard-boiled and filled with memorable eccentrics. The reporters' encounters with members of the Van Wetter clan comicallyand ominouslyjuxtapose modern types with people ancient in their cunning and evil. The novel's conclusion feels a bit hasty; but for much of its length, The Paperboy burns with the phosphorescent atmosphere of betrayal...