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Childhood Lost
How American Culture Is Failing Our Kids
 Sharna Olfman

0-275-98139-8/978-0-275-98139-6

Description
A disturbing look at American culture today and how it is connected to increasing numbers of children who are physically or mentally ill, obese, sexualized, violent, or neurologically and learning impaired.

Reviews:
-Olfman, a clinical psychologist and professor of developmental psychology at Point Park University, presents ten essays that raise an alarm about the consequences of accepted social norms for American children. —Reference & Research Book News
-A powerful collection of essays that demonstrate how our society is conducting a war on children. Examines media violence, commercialization and the sexualization of childhood, obesity, and failed government and corporate policies on parental leave, minimum wage, and unregulated day care. A useful handbook for educators, parents, and policymakers. —Rethinking Schools/Rethinking Schools Online
-In this powerful narrative about the challenges facing children and their families in the US in the 21st century, clinical psychologist and associate professor of developmental psychology Olfman does an excellent job of bringing writers together to help readers explore a wide variety of issues, including debates on culturally relevant topics ranging from the educational dilemmas caused by No Child Left Behind and the developmental impact of media violence and childhood obesity to the commercialization and sexualization of children. This book is an easy read, providing political, social, moral, and empirical perspectives. It will be both disturbing and thought-provoking to anyone professionally or personally concerned about the issues currently facing children and their families in the US. Recommended. General collections, professionals, and practitioners. —Choice
About the Author
SHARNA OLFMAN is Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor at Point Park University, where she is the founding director of the annual Childhood and Society Symposium Series. She is Series Editor for the Praeger series, Childhood in America. Her earlier works include All Work and No Play: How Educational Reforms are Harming our Preschoolers (Praeger, 2003).
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