Author: Michael Medved
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060932244
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Saving Childhood offers parents and grandparents practical strategies to cope with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. Cultural critic and popular radio host Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, argue that in a mistaken effort to curb problems plaguing its youth, our culture has changed from protecting childhood as a precious time of growth to hammering even the smallest youngsters with a grim, harsh, and menacing view of the world. The Medveds systematically present unassailable scientific evidence, moving anecdotes, and personal experiences of raising their three young children to explain the attack from four primary directions--media, schools, peers, and even well-intentioned parents themselves. In a unique analysis the Medveds define innocence not as ignorance but as the result of three components--security, a sense of wonder and optimism. They empower parents and all who care about childhood with concrete, easily accomplished means to fend off the assault, as well as advice for handling hurdles such as the Internet, television, peer pressure, and the plague of pessimism. Saving Childhood enables us to restore and maintain for our children imagination, confidence, and hope for the future.
Saving Childhood
Author: Michael Medved
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060932244
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Saving Childhood offers parents and grandparents practical strategies to cope with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. Cultural critic and popular radio host Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, argue that in a mistaken effort to curb problems plaguing its youth, our culture has changed from protecting childhood as a precious time of growth to hammering even the smallest youngsters with a grim, harsh, and menacing view of the world. The Medveds systematically present unassailable scientific evidence, moving anecdotes, and personal experiences of raising their three young children to explain the attack from four primary directions--media, schools, peers, and even well-intentioned parents themselves. In a unique analysis the Medveds define innocence not as ignorance but as the result of three components--security, a sense of wonder and optimism. They empower parents and all who care about childhood with concrete, easily accomplished means to fend off the assault, as well as advice for handling hurdles such as the Internet, television, peer pressure, and the plague of pessimism. Saving Childhood enables us to restore and maintain for our children imagination, confidence, and hope for the future.
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060932244
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Saving Childhood offers parents and grandparents practical strategies to cope with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. Cultural critic and popular radio host Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, argue that in a mistaken effort to curb problems plaguing its youth, our culture has changed from protecting childhood as a precious time of growth to hammering even the smallest youngsters with a grim, harsh, and menacing view of the world. The Medveds systematically present unassailable scientific evidence, moving anecdotes, and personal experiences of raising their three young children to explain the attack from four primary directions--media, schools, peers, and even well-intentioned parents themselves. In a unique analysis the Medveds define innocence not as ignorance but as the result of three components--security, a sense of wonder and optimism. They empower parents and all who care about childhood with concrete, easily accomplished means to fend off the assault, as well as advice for handling hurdles such as the Internet, television, peer pressure, and the plague of pessimism. Saving Childhood enables us to restore and maintain for our children imagination, confidence, and hope for the future.
Children's Saving
Author: Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351614231
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Originally published in 1993, this book presents an alternative approach to the study of the emergence of economic awareness during childhood: a new developmental economic psychology! In the past, attempts to study the emergence of children’s economic consciousness have failed to take account of the practical nature of the "economic" in the history of western cultures. Economic socialisation has been seen as the acquisition of abstract knowledge about the institutions of adult economic culture. The child has been seen as a spectator, acquiring knowledge of that culture, but never really a part of it. However, economic actions, in essence, are directed not towards the attainment of knowledge, but rather towards the practical solution of problems of resource allocation imposed by constraint. Children, just like adults, are faced with practical problems of resource allocation. Their response to these problems may be different from those of adults but no less "economic" for that. This realisation forms the heart of this book. In it children are seen as both inhabitants of their own "playground" economic subculture and actors in the wider economic world of adults, solving, or attempting to solve, practical economic problems. In order to highlight this "child-centred" approach, the authors studied the way children tackle the particular problems posed by limitations of income. How do children learn (a) the relationship between choices available in the present and the future, (b) to spread their limited financial resources over time into the future and (c) about the strategies, such as banking, that allow them to protect those resources from threats and temptations? In short, how do children learn to save? This volume goes some way to answering these and related questions and in so doing sets up an alternative framework for the study of the emergence of economic awareness.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351614231
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Originally published in 1993, this book presents an alternative approach to the study of the emergence of economic awareness during childhood: a new developmental economic psychology! In the past, attempts to study the emergence of children’s economic consciousness have failed to take account of the practical nature of the "economic" in the history of western cultures. Economic socialisation has been seen as the acquisition of abstract knowledge about the institutions of adult economic culture. The child has been seen as a spectator, acquiring knowledge of that culture, but never really a part of it. However, economic actions, in essence, are directed not towards the attainment of knowledge, but rather towards the practical solution of problems of resource allocation imposed by constraint. Children, just like adults, are faced with practical problems of resource allocation. Their response to these problems may be different from those of adults but no less "economic" for that. This realisation forms the heart of this book. In it children are seen as both inhabitants of their own "playground" economic subculture and actors in the wider economic world of adults, solving, or attempting to solve, practical economic problems. In order to highlight this "child-centred" approach, the authors studied the way children tackle the particular problems posed by limitations of income. How do children learn (a) the relationship between choices available in the present and the future, (b) to spread their limited financial resources over time into the future and (c) about the strategies, such as banking, that allow them to protect those resources from threats and temptations? In short, how do children learn to save? This volume goes some way to answering these and related questions and in so doing sets up an alternative framework for the study of the emergence of economic awareness.
Money Ninja
Author: Mary Nhin
Publisher: Ninja Life Hacks
ISBN: 9781951056339
Category : Anxiety
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young readers, yet witty enough for adults. Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out"--Amazon.com.
Publisher: Ninja Life Hacks
ISBN: 9781951056339
Category : Anxiety
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young readers, yet witty enough for adults. Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out"--Amazon.com.
Last Child in the Woods
Author: Richard Louv
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 156512586X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Book That Launched an International Movement Fans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe “It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer “I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are,” reports a fourth grader. But it’s not only computers, television, and video games that are keeping kids inside. It’s also their parents’ fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their schools’ emphasis on more and more homework; their structured schedules; and their lack of access to natural areas. Local governments, neighborhood associations, and even organizations devoted to the outdoors are placing legal and regulatory constraints on many wild spaces, sometimes making natural play a crime. As children’s connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that childhood experiences in nature stimulate creativity. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. Louv shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply—and find the joy of family connectedness in the process. Included in this edition: A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities Additional Notes by the Author New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 156512586X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Book That Launched an International Movement Fans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe “It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer “I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are,” reports a fourth grader. But it’s not only computers, television, and video games that are keeping kids inside. It’s also their parents’ fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their schools’ emphasis on more and more homework; their structured schedules; and their lack of access to natural areas. Local governments, neighborhood associations, and even organizations devoted to the outdoors are placing legal and regulatory constraints on many wild spaces, sometimes making natural play a crime. As children’s connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that childhood experiences in nature stimulate creativity. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. Louv shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply—and find the joy of family connectedness in the process. Included in this edition: A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities Additional Notes by the Author New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad
365 Ways to Live Green for Kids
Author: Sheri Amsel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440520178
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"In the greenconscious world we live in today, parents realize the importance of teaching the lessons of green living, early on. With this book, parents can encourage their children to be ecologically friendly with fun lessons such as: The three Rs: reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling Why we should keep the air, oceans, and forests pollutionfree Why organic food is tastierùand betterùfor you How to protect plants and animals Earth Day celebrations Complete with tips for every day of the yearùand activities for home, school, and during playtimeùthis book reveals how easy it is to be an ecofriendly familyùand prepare for a better future together."
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440520178
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"In the greenconscious world we live in today, parents realize the importance of teaching the lessons of green living, early on. With this book, parents can encourage their children to be ecologically friendly with fun lessons such as: The three Rs: reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling Why we should keep the air, oceans, and forests pollutionfree Why organic food is tastierùand betterùfor you How to protect plants and animals Earth Day celebrations Complete with tips for every day of the yearùand activities for home, school, and during playtimeùthis book reveals how easy it is to be an ecofriendly familyùand prepare for a better future together."
Assets and the Poor
Author: Michael Sherraden
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315288354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This work proposes a new approach to welfare: a social policy that goes beyond simple income maintenance to foster individual initiative and self-sufficiency. It argues for an asset-based policy that would create a system of saving incentives through individual development accounts (IDAs) for specific purposes, such as college education, homeownership, self-employment and retirement security. In this way, low-income Americans could gain the same opportunities that middle- and upper-income citizens have to plan ahead, set aside savings and invest in a more secure future.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315288354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This work proposes a new approach to welfare: a social policy that goes beyond simple income maintenance to foster individual initiative and self-sufficiency. It argues for an asset-based policy that would create a system of saving incentives through individual development accounts (IDAs) for specific purposes, such as college education, homeownership, self-employment and retirement security. In this way, low-income Americans could gain the same opportunities that middle- and upper-income citizens have to plan ahead, set aside savings and invest in a more secure future.
Saving the Children
Author: Emily Baughan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520343727
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Saving the Children analyzes the intersection of liberal internationalism and imperialism through the history of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, from its formation during the First World War through the era of decolonization. Whereas Save the Children claimed that it was "saving children to save the world," the vision of the world it sought to save was strictly delimited, characterized by international capitalism and colonial rule. Emily Baughan's groundbreaking analysis, across fifty years and eighteen countries, shows that Britain's desire to create an international order favorable to its imperial rule shaped international humanitarianism. In revealing that modern humanitarianism and its conception of childhood are products of the early twentieth-century imperial economy, Saving the Children argues that the contemporary aid sector must reckon with its past if it is to forge a new future.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520343727
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Saving the Children analyzes the intersection of liberal internationalism and imperialism through the history of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, from its formation during the First World War through the era of decolonization. Whereas Save the Children claimed that it was "saving children to save the world," the vision of the world it sought to save was strictly delimited, characterized by international capitalism and colonial rule. Emily Baughan's groundbreaking analysis, across fifty years and eighteen countries, shows that Britain's desire to create an international order favorable to its imperial rule shaped international humanitarianism. In revealing that modern humanitarianism and its conception of childhood are products of the early twentieth-century imperial economy, Saving the Children argues that the contemporary aid sector must reckon with its past if it is to forge a new future.
The Savings Squirrel
Author: Charlotte Dane
Publisher: Pkcs Media, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781647432355
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Quincy Squirrel wanted to buy absolutely everything in the world! His desires knew no bounds, but his wallet did. How was Quincy Squirrel able to understand money better and learn to save? His friend, Andy Squirrel, to the rescue! Join these two furry friends as they begin the journey of understanding personal finance, in a simple way that kids can certainly understand. Teach your child: -How to save money towards a goal -The power of time + money -The lesson of how to resist temptations and focus on your savings goal Original, engaging, humorous, and re-readable. This is a children's book about building values and teaching life skills. Charlotte Dane possesses a unique understanding of child psychology, which allows her to write tales that are both educational and captivating for children. It's My Money! Children's Book Series is aimed at teaching children essential life skills, mindsets, and paths to success and happiness. Charlotte combines adorable and charming characters with wit and humor that even adults will enjoy. This series is perfect for children ages 3-11, and the adults that interact with them (parents, caretakers, teachers, relatives, coaches, and so on)! For free printable resources, worksheets, exercises, and mazes, visit BigBarnPress.com.
Publisher: Pkcs Media, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781647432355
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Quincy Squirrel wanted to buy absolutely everything in the world! His desires knew no bounds, but his wallet did. How was Quincy Squirrel able to understand money better and learn to save? His friend, Andy Squirrel, to the rescue! Join these two furry friends as they begin the journey of understanding personal finance, in a simple way that kids can certainly understand. Teach your child: -How to save money towards a goal -The power of time + money -The lesson of how to resist temptations and focus on your savings goal Original, engaging, humorous, and re-readable. This is a children's book about building values and teaching life skills. Charlotte Dane possesses a unique understanding of child psychology, which allows her to write tales that are both educational and captivating for children. It's My Money! Children's Book Series is aimed at teaching children essential life skills, mindsets, and paths to success and happiness. Charlotte combines adorable and charming characters with wit and humor that even adults will enjoy. This series is perfect for children ages 3-11, and the adults that interact with them (parents, caretakers, teachers, relatives, coaches, and so on)! For free printable resources, worksheets, exercises, and mazes, visit BigBarnPress.com.
A Kid's Activity Book on Money and Finance
Author: Allan Kunigis
Publisher: Racehorse for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781631585579
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fun Activities to Introduce Your Kids to Money and Finance at Early Age to Help Prepare Them for the Future! With this awesome activity book, your child can learn about money through engaging activities like word searches, crossword puzzles, rhymes, quizzes, and other games. By doing the activities in this book, your child will learn how to: Count money Earn Money Save Money Spend Money Share Money Borrow Money Grow Money And More! A lot of people never learn how to properly manage their finances, or only learn when it’s too late. Rarely are children introduced to the principles of finance at a young age, but doing so can prepare them for life. This book not only teaches kids the principles of money, but also advises them on how to make smart money choices. Laying the basic groundwork at an early age can help your kids one day achieve financial success and independence, and better equip them for the real world.
Publisher: Racehorse for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781631585579
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fun Activities to Introduce Your Kids to Money and Finance at Early Age to Help Prepare Them for the Future! With this awesome activity book, your child can learn about money through engaging activities like word searches, crossword puzzles, rhymes, quizzes, and other games. By doing the activities in this book, your child will learn how to: Count money Earn Money Save Money Spend Money Share Money Borrow Money Grow Money And More! A lot of people never learn how to properly manage their finances, or only learn when it’s too late. Rarely are children introduced to the principles of finance at a young age, but doing so can prepare them for life. This book not only teaches kids the principles of money, but also advises them on how to make smart money choices. Laying the basic groundwork at an early age can help your kids one day achieve financial success and independence, and better equip them for the real world.
Psychology Library Editions: Child Development
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351273833
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 5953
Book Description
Psychology Library Editions: Child Development (20 Volume set) brings together a diverse number of titles across many areas of developmental psychology, from children’s play to language development. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1930 and 1993, with the majority from the 70s and 80s, includes contributions from many respected authors in the field and charts the progression of the field over this time.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351273833
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 5953
Book Description
Psychology Library Editions: Child Development (20 Volume set) brings together a diverse number of titles across many areas of developmental psychology, from children’s play to language development. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1930 and 1993, with the majority from the 70s and 80s, includes contributions from many respected authors in the field and charts the progression of the field over this time.