Toxic Childhood by Sue Palmer
How the modern world is damaging our children and what we can do about it
Argues that modern lifestyles—excessive screen exposure, junk food, hyper-competition, consumerism, and reduced sleep and outdoor play—are undermining children’s physical health, attention, language, and emotional resilience. Drawing on research and classroom experience, it explains how high-stakes testing, early formal schooling, and marketing pressures distort childhood, and offers practical strategies for parents and educators: prioritizing unstructured play, conversation, reading, routines, nutritious food, consistent boundaries, and community support, while limiting digital media to create calmer, happier, more resilient learners.
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- Published
- 2006
- Nationality
- British
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- Pages
- 300-320
- Original Language
- English
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