Description
Product ID: | 9780415477239 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Reclaiming Childhood |
Subtitle: | Freedom and Play in an Age of Fear |
Authors: | Author: Helene Guldberg |
Page Count: | 206 |
Subjects: | Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Moral and social purpose of education, Educational psychology, Pre-school and kindergarten, Child & developmental psychology, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational psychology, Pre-school & kindergarten |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. Children are cooped up, passive, apathetic and corrupted by commerce… or so we are told. Reclaiming Childhood confronts the dangerous myths spun about modern childhood. Yes, children today are losing out on many experiences past generations took for granted, but their lives have improved in so many other ways. This book exposes the stark consequences on child development of both our low expectations of fellow human beings and our safety-obsessed culture. Rather than pointing the finger at soft ‘junk’ targets and labelling children as fragile and easily damaged, Helene Guldberg argues that we need to identify what the real problems are – and how much they matter.
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Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-01-05 |