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100 1 a| Mercogliano, Chris.=| ^A570082;

245 10 a| In defense of childhood :b| protecting kids' inner wildness /c| Chris Mercogliano.;

300 a| xviii, 205 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographic references and index.;

520 a| Lamenting risk-averse parents, over-structured school days, and a lack of playtime and solitude, Mercogliano argues that we are robbing our young people of "that precious, irreplaceable period in their lives that nature has set aside for exploration and innocent discovery," leaving them ill-equipped to face adulthood. The "domestication of childhood" squeezes the adventure out of kids' lives and threatens to smother the spark that animates each child with talents, dreams, and inclinations.--publisher description.;

650 0 a| Children.=| ^A3004;

650 0 a| Stress in children.=| ^A14857;

650 0 a| Child mental health.=| ^A1644;

650 0 a| Child rearing.=| ^A809;

650 12 a| Stress, Psychological.=| ^A918498;

650 0 a| Child development.=| ^A7;

650 0 a| Child psychology.=| ^A395;

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In defense of childhood : protecting kids' inner wildness / Chris Mercogliano.

Author/creator	Mercogliano, Chris
Format	Book
Publication Info	Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, ©2007.
Description	xviii, 205 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Children. Stress in children. Child mental health. Child rearing. Stress, Psychological. Child development. Child psychology. Child.

Abstract	Lamenting risk-averse parents, over-structured school days, and a lack of playtime and solitude, Mercogliano argues that we are robbing our young people of "that precious, irreplaceable period in their lives that nature has set aside for exploration and innocent discovery," leaving them ill-equipped to face adulthood. The "domestication of childhood" squeezes the adventure out of kids' lives and threatens to smother the spark that animates each child with talents, dreams, and inclinations.--publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographic references and index.
ISBN	9780807032862
ISBN	0807032867

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