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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