Word: zager
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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More than 19 hours after it began, senior Anne Zager's school day is still going strong. She has been on the move since a 4:45 a.m. cross-country practice. She only just got home from a 2 1/2-hour drama rehearsal at school. Now she's crouched over the kitchen table, learning about cell mitochondria for a fast-approaching test. "I don't think it's physically possible for me to go to bed before midnight," she says...
...torn between giving a child every opportunity and sometimes just saying no. When it comes to potentially dangerous activities, however, the limits should be obvious. "Seven-year-olds don't have the kind of judgment to process complex information and skills all at once," says New York psychologist Karen Zager. "Think of your typical young child. When he's watching TV, alarms could go off, and he wouldn't notice." Suggests Fassler: "If you've got a young child who is fascinated by flying, you don't have to let her learn to fly. You could say, 'Let's learn...