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In defense of childhood : protecting kids' inner wildness /

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 il...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mercogliano, Chris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 205 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807032947
0807032948