{"id":21,"date":"2015-10-23T15:55:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-03-20T00:23:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:23:26","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/erikachristakis.com\/author\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Awards\/recognition:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Times:<\/em>\u00a0The Importance of Being Little<\/em> included in “3 Books on the Importance of Early Education,” September 13, 2017<\/p>\n

November 17th, 2016\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Importance of Being Little<\/em>\u00a0was included in the Washington Post’s\u00a0“Notable nonfiction books in 2016.”<\/a><\/p>\n

The Importance of Being Little<\/em> wins Gold Medal, Nautilus book awards, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

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Articles and Interviews (most recent listed first):<\/strong><\/p>\n

* = articles authored\u00a0by Erika<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Child Care Exchange<\/em>: Responding Thoughtfully to Children’s Fears\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic<\/em>: School Wasn’t So Great Before COVID, Either<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic:\u00a0<\/em>For Schools, The List of Obstacles Grows and Grows<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic:\u00a0<\/em>Closing Schools is Not the Only Option<\/a><\/p>\n

Educator Idea Lab: <\/i>A\u00a0conversation with Erika Christakis<\/a>, The Slate School<\/i><\/p>\n

*Washington Post:\u00a0<\/em>Should We Worry That American Children Are Becoming Less Creative?<\/a><\/p>\n

*Defending the Early Years (guest blog):\u00a0<\/em>Why is it still so hard to give children the space and time to play?<\/a><\/p>\n

Edutopia interview: <\/em>What’s Lost When We Rush Kids Through Childhood<\/a><\/p>\n

Fatherly.com<\/em>:\u00a0The Real Cause of the College Admissions Scam? Snowplow Parenting<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic:\u00a0<\/em>Active Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic:\u00a0<\/em>The Dangers of Distracted Parenting<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic:\u00a0<\/em>The War on Public Schools<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Washington Post:\u00a0<\/em>Why It’s Better to Be a Parent than “To Parent”<\/a>\u00a0(my review of Alison Gopnik’s new book)<\/p>\n

*The Washington Post:\u00a0<\/em>Beyond The Summer Book List: How to Cultivate\u00a0a Childhood Reading Habit<\/a><\/p>\n

Parent Map:\u00a0<\/em>Let Your Kids Play: An interview with Erika Christakis<\/a><\/p>\n

New York Magazine:\u00a0<\/em>Why Typical Preschool Crafts Are A Waste of Time<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal:\u00a0<\/em>The Importance of Giving Children Independence<\/a><\/p>\n

*Salon: <\/em>The Amazing things 4-year-olds say\u00a0when given the chance to\u00a0speak freely<\/a><\/p>\n

*The New York Daily News:\u00a0<\/i>For children, play is learning<\/a><\/p>\n

Psychology Today:\u00a0<\/em>How We Shortchange Our Youngest Learners<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic<\/em>: How the Reversal of Adult and Child Roles Is Hurting Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Slate:\u00a0<\/em>If Academics-Focused Preschool is “Crushing Kids,” What’s the Alternative?<\/a><\/p>\n

PopSugar: What 1 Expert Says About Play Could Change Your Child’s Future<\/a><\/p>\n

WBEZ: Should You Make Changes to Your Child\u2019s Early Education?<\/a><\/p>\n

WNPR: Give Young People More Space, Says Yale Lecturer Erika Christakis<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Atlantic<\/em>: The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

The Atlantic<\/em>: The Power of Thinking Like a Preschooler<\/a><\/p>\n

Yale News: Book Feature<\/a><\/p>\n

The Diane Rehm Show: Erika Christakis: \u201cThe Importance Of Being Little\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

NPR: What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren’t Getting)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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