Reclaiming Childhood: Freedom and Play in an Age of Fear

by Guldberg; Helene

• ISBN13: 9780415477222
• ISBN10: 0415477220
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-12
• Publisher: Routledge

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The good, the bad, and the history: a balance sheet of modern childhood	p. 5
A childish panic about the next generation	p. 7
Cocooning children	p. 32
Childhood in historical perspective	p. 46
Freedom and child development	p. 57
Growing up: why risk-taking is good for kids	p. 59
Play: what is it good for?	p. 73
The bullying bandwagon	p. 92
Virtual lives? Media, brands and the MySpace generation	p. 111
Taking real responsibility: the role of adult society	p. 127
Let parents be parents: the myth of infant determinism	p. 129
Let teachers be teachers-not social workers and 'happiness counselors	p. 147
Let strangers be friends: how the 'stranger danger' panic is creating a hostile adult world	p. 161
Afterword	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 181
Index	p. 197
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