In Defense of Childhood Paperback by Chris Mercogliano

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (2008-08-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 224 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807032879
• Item Weight: 283.5 grams
• Dimensions: 20.83 x 13.41 x 1.6 cm

The pressures of modern life are increasingly squeezing the adventure, the wonder, the physicality-the juice -out of children's lives. Virtually every arena of kids' experience is now subject to some form of outside control, and this is a serious threat to the unique spark that animates every child. Lamenting risk-averse parents, overstructured school days, and a lack of playtime and solitude, this book is a clear and compelling plea to save childhood.

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