Sorry for the lack of posting, have been out on a very demanding assignment involving a Sheik, his harem and 40 kids. Saying sorry isn't part of my usual routine, so don't get used to it.
Now down to business.
Parents, I can only give you so much of my time (unless you pay me for it) but that doesn't mean there aren't other child rearing resources to tap into.
Two year-olds with resumes? Tutoring children while asleep?
NEW YORK, NY - April 18, 2006 There's a new, astonishing
phenomenon sweeping the nation and if it hasn't reached your city
yet, it's only a matter of time. It's the cutthroat world of
preschool and kindergarten admissions and in it, the competition
for getting a child into a top rated school is so fierce, many
parents will stop at nothing to gain an advantage.
Don't believe it exists? Just ask Karen Quinn, a former Manhattan
preschool admissions advisor and author of "The Ivy Chronicles", a
novel inspired by her real-life experiences.
According to Quinn, parents have resorted to some shocking
tactics just to give their child an advantage:
~ In New York City, a mother insisted that the woman
tutoring her son for his kindergarten admissions test
teach him while he was sleeping, so he'd "get it"
subliminally.
~ In Los Angeles, a father tried to hire a computer
hacker to access the nursery school profile of his son to
add the words "Our little angel" and "A credit to our
preschool" to his records.
~ In Denver, a mom arrived at 5am to sign her daughter up
for a once a week nursery program. It was too late. She
would have had to arrive by 3am to get a spot. The mother
reported, "Parents who were told there was no room at the
school collapsed into tears in the parking lot."
~ In Beverly Hills, a father hired an acting coach to
work with his "blah" four year-old so he'd sparkle for
his kindergarten interview.
Quinn's book "The Ivy Chronicles" has struck a chord with so many
parents that it is being made into a major motion picture
starring Catherine Zeta Jones.
A special tip sheet is available to members of the media for
their readers. It includes:
~ The number-one mistake parents make when applying to
selective schools (it's more surprising than you think!)
~ The top three reasons a school will reject your
child and how to keep it from happening to you.
~ The one irresistible offer parents can make to a school
if they don't have connections or money
~ The two questions every parent will be asked in
an admissions interview and the answers that will win a
school over
~ The five key ways to work with your pre-K child now so
he'll excel at both the classroom and in any kindergarten
admissions test.
About the Author
Karen Quinn is a former admissions advisor who has helped
Manhattan parents get their children into the city's most in-
demand schools. In that role, she helped hundreds of city
families through the private, public and nursery school process.
When she could no longer take the tantrums and the tears (and
that was from the parents), she left the business and recounted
her experiences in The Ivy Chronicles, a funny, insider's look at
the insane world of kindergarten admissions. For more
information, visit her website at http://www.theivychronicles.com
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