Set Free Childhood: Parents' Survival Guide for Coping with Computers and TV Contributor(s): Large, Martin (Author), Sheppard, Kate (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1903458439 ISBN-13: 9781903458433 Publisher: Hawthorn Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 Annotation: Do electronic media demands conflict with the real needs of children? Children today watch TV and use computers for five hours daily on average. They are also exhibiting record levels of learning difficulties, obesity, eating disorders, sleep problems, language delay and aggressive behavior. This book shows you how to counter the TV and computer screen culture and create a calmer, more enjoyable family life. Set Free Childhood presents convincing research on how the TV "tunes out" the brain, relates why doctors and educators say "the later the brain, relates why doctors and educators say "the later the better" for electronic media use and provides successful media coping strategies for families to prevent electronic addiction. Click for more in this series: Early Years |
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BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Computers | Social Aspects - Performing Arts | Television - General |
Dewey: 302.234 |
Series: Early Years |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.38" W x 8.56" L (0.65 lbs) 229 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Do electronic media demands conflict with the real needs of children? Children today watch TV and use computers for five hours daily on average. They are also exhibiting record levels of learning difficulties, obesity, eating disorders, sleep problems, language delay and aggressive behavior. This book shows you how to counter the TV and computer screen culture and create a calmer, more enjoyable family life. Set Free Childhood presents convincing research on how the TV "tunes out" the brain, relates why doctors and educators say "the later the better" for electronic media use and provides successful media coping strategies for families to prevent electronic addiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Large, Martin: - Martin Large lectured in management and organizational behavior, including organizational development, education management, and postgraduate research supervision. He works as a facilitator, coach, and publisher with Hawthorn Press, as a writer, lecturer, and action researcher with two national land reform programs. He has enabled action learning groups in business, the community, and educational organizations for many years. He became a Churchill Travelling Fellow in 2003 and chaired the Community Land Trust National Demonstration Project (University of Salford, U.K.) from 2007 to 2009. Martin is current chair of Stroud Common Wealth, a social enterprise and land trust enabler. He has written three books. |
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