Hurried child syndrome1 refers to a condition in which parents overschedule their childrens lives, push them hard for academic success, and expect them to behave and react as miniature adults.

忙碌儿童综合征指的是父母将孩子的生活安排得过满、极力需要孩子在学业上获得佳绩,并且期望孩子表现得像小大人一样的现象。

One symptom of the hurried child syndrome is forcing pre-school children to constantly take classes and perform other enrichment exercises to help them prepare for school. This is also called hothousing and the superbaby syndrome.

忙碌儿童综合征的症状之一就是强迫学龄前儿童不断参加各种辅导班和专长培训,以帮助他们为入学做好筹备。这种现象也被叫做温室培育和超级宝贝综合征。

The concept of the hurried child was first proposed by child psychologist David Elkind in his now-classic 1981 book The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast.

忙碌儿童这个定义是由心理学家大卫艾尔金德在其1981年出版的经典著作《忙碌儿童:成长得太快》初次提出的。