Wednesday, March 26, 2014

DO WE MOLLY-CODDLE OUR KIDS SO MUCH THAT THEY MISS OUT ON VALUABLE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES? REACTION OR RESPONSE ESSAY

Most 50 to 60 year olds today have completely different memories of their childhood from the children of today: they ran wild all over the local vicinity, climbed trees, made mud pies and the like. Today’s children are cosseted and smothered by love, care and attention. Yet is this style of raising children misguided? Read the following article by Hanna Rosin on The Atlantic website:

The Overprotected Kid

“A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution.”
The link is as follows:
 http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/

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