Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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.
"Mercogliano is, in effect, a cultural therapist . . . a purveyor of hope."
?Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia
"With deep insight, Mercogliano shows . . . how we can help young people break through conventional restraints and pursue their passions. This is a beautiful, searching, and inspiring book."
?William Crain, author of Reclaiming Childhood
"A very strong and attractive book."
?John Taylor Gatto, author of Dumbing Us Down
"Mercogliano's book, full of insight, enthusiasm and hope, is as readable and practical as it is illuminating."
?Publisher's Weekly
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