| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Contents |
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE HISTORY: A balance sheet of modern childhood; ONE: A CHILDISH PANIC ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION; TWO: COCOONING CHILDREN; THREE: CHILDHOOD IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PART II FREEDOM AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FOUR: GROWING UP: Why risk-taking is good for kids; FIVE: PLAY: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?; SIX: THE BULLYING BANDWAGON; SEVEN: VIRTUAL LIVES?: Media, brands and the MySpace generation; PART III TAKING REAL RESPONSIBILITY: The role of adult society |
| Summary |
This book exposes the stark consequences on child development of both our low expectations of fellow human beings and our safety-obsessed culture. Helene Guldberg argues that we need to identify what the real problems are and how much they matter |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203870419 |
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0203870417 |
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