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9780230602533

I Want It Now Navigating Childhood in a Materialistic World

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230602533

  • ISBN10:

    0230602533

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-11-27
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Summary

In today's world of mega-stores and shop-til-you-drop mentality, people are spending more money than ever in an attempt to find fulfillment in their lives--and children are no exception. In fact, children and teens spend billions of dollars a year on clothes, entertainment, and fast food. In I Want It Now, parents are given the framework to understand how this culture of instant gratification influences their own and their children's spending habits. Bee-Gates discusses how using material goods as rewards or as emotional compensation affects young people's social and psychological development and the ways in which parents can counter materialism by fostering a strong self-concept, concern for others, and a sense of life's purpose in their children.

Author Biography

Donna Bee-Gates has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and has written for Bay Area Parent and Big Apple Parent. She is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Child Development at San Jose State University. She lives in Cupertino, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Shop Until You Drop
How Did We Get Here?
The Parenting Evolution
Why Do We Do It?
Unlearning Materialism: Mimicry & Boredom
Unlearning Materialism: Peer Relationships
The Big Picture
What's Next?
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