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School pressures and child mental health in Afro-Asian countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

L. B. Bartlet
L. B. Bartlet*
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Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD
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Educational pressure on children is worldwide. In the United Kingdom this is seen in the growth of structured classes and courses for two- to four-year-olds such as ‘Making French Fun’ and ‘Musical Appreciation for Under Fours' (Matthews, 1995). Such programmes are of particular interest to aspiring middle-class parents but other groups also have high educational expectations. Some parents with a West Indian background, believing the British educational system to be superior to that in their country of origin, look for high attainments which often results in their children showing psychosomatic symptoms. In developing countries the signs of educational pressure are especially evident.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , May 1996 , pp. 301 - 303
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