--- product_id: 40324907 title: "The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups" price: "€ 26.80" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/40324907-the-importance-of-being-little-what-young-children-really-need store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups **Price:** € 26.80 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups - **How much does it cost?** € 26.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/40324907-the-importance-of-being-little-what-young-children-really-need) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups [Christakis, Erika] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups Review: Excellent resource for parents and teachers - As a parent and teacher, I highly recommend this book. I got this originally for insight on raising my kid and creating an environment that supports learning (human connection and play are more important than test prep and work sheets, unsurprisingly), but it also had an impact on me as a teacher. Though I teach high school, it's inspired me to try out some things in the classroom that might help ignite students' interest in actually learning vs. getting good grades. This book is pretty common sense, but still worth the read. The author is pretty realistic, and aside from the fact that after turning an outdoor frog (or was it a toad?) into a pet for a while, she released it back into the wild, she has some good ideas and advice. Review: The Importance of Being Little in order to be A Contributing Big - After working in the field of Occupational Therapy for forty years, the last twenty involving from - "being very little" persons, to - "being very big little" persons. My love and interest is in the processes observable in the field of “developmental delay”. Captured in this label or scope, are areas of sensory, motor, perpetual, auditory-language and emotional processing, with differences of various extremes. The common denominator appeared to be that these people are extremely intelligent, intuitive, motivated, cooperative and with unusual initiatives. The common interruption and violation……… the education systems, the educationists, the politics and stupidity of people who don’t understand children and their development until death. In her, book , Erika Christakis has presented her experiences, insights and tremendous knowledge and understanding, as well as the simple solutions possible to help little people grow to be fulfilled,self-fufilling and contributing adults. Jennifer Lewkowski Occupational Therapist - ResultsOT Dip.OT : Jerusalem. Advanced Dip.OT: Neurosciences :Johannesburg. South Africa. Tel: +27 11 887 5945 Email:jenneot@gmail.com ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #65,480 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #33 in Parenting & Family Reference #50 in Early Childhood Education #284 in Parenting (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 616 Reviews | ## Images ![The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71rRyP7f8FL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource for parents and teachers *by E***A on April 19, 2019* As a parent and teacher, I highly recommend this book. I got this originally for insight on raising my kid and creating an environment that supports learning (human connection and play are more important than test prep and work sheets, unsurprisingly), but it also had an impact on me as a teacher. Though I teach high school, it's inspired me to try out some things in the classroom that might help ignite students' interest in actually learning vs. getting good grades. This book is pretty common sense, but still worth the read. The author is pretty realistic, and aside from the fact that after turning an outdoor frog (or was it a toad?) into a pet for a while, she released it back into the wild, she has some good ideas and advice. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Importance of Being Little in order to be A Contributing Big *by J***I on June 25, 2016* After working in the field of Occupational Therapy for forty years, the last twenty involving from - "being very little" persons, to - "being very big little" persons. My love and interest is in the processes observable in the field of “developmental delay”. Captured in this label or scope, are areas of sensory, motor, perpetual, auditory-language and emotional processing, with differences of various extremes. The common denominator appeared to be that these people are extremely intelligent, intuitive, motivated, cooperative and with unusual initiatives. The common interruption and violation……… the education systems, the educationists, the politics and stupidity of people who don’t understand children and their development until death. In her, book , Erika Christakis has presented her experiences, insights and tremendous knowledge and understanding, as well as the simple solutions possible to help little people grow to be fulfilled,self-fufilling and contributing adults. Jennifer Lewkowski Occupational Therapist - ResultsOT Dip.OT : Jerusalem. Advanced Dip.OT: Neurosciences :Johannesburg. South Africa. Tel: +27 11 887 5945 Email:jenneot@gmail.com ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting read *by C***I on February 18, 2016* This is a great book for parents wondering how to choose a preschool program that will encourage their children to play and think. It's thought-provoking material even if you don't agree with all of it. The one thing I disagreed with is the casual distrust and dislike of technology that appears throughout the book. The author stops short of claiming that technology is harmful, but mostly seems to think that it's sad compared to how she thinks a real childhood should look. There's a confusing passage on how letting your kids play videogames at night will make their childhood inauthentic, whatever that means. Another part talks about how ingenious it was for kids to throw water balloons spiked with urine at others, and on the next page we're told how far the American childhood has declined now that kids are playing with iPad apps. (One wonders if the quiet child who just wanted to be left alone rather than be hit with a water balloon would also feel nostalgic about that part of a traditional childhood.) As someone who hated even being hit with snowballs, but LOVED technology for as long as I can remember, I found the author's attitude to show a lack of understanding for children whose ideal childhood differs from her own. There's a lot of advice throughout about listening to what children want because they know best, but apparently that advice doesn't extend to trusting that children are interested in technology for a reason. Parents should let their kids take more risks outdoors, because bone fractures are not such a big deal - but with technology we should hold back because we haven't studied it enough yet. For those of us who will always remember the magic of discovering and learning how to operate every single function of the first electronic alarm clock, remote, or handheld game we got our hands on as kids, it's disheartening to listen to someone who doesn't understand that some kids find technology not just useful but also inspiring. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups - The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind - Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/40324907-the-importance-of-being-little-what-young-children-really-need](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/40324907-the-importance-of-being-little-what-young-children-really-need) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-06*