21st Century Girls
How the Modern World is Damaging Our Daughters and What We Can Do About It
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2014
Summary
An absolute must-have parenting guide to raising girls in the 21st century.
‘An excellent book’ Vanessa Feltz
‘Required reading for all parents, teachers and grandparents’ DAILY MAIL
‘There can be no keener revelation of a country’s soul than the way it treats its children.’ Nelson Mandela
Childhood, as a stage in human development, has been steadily eroded. Children today are introduced to 21s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409148654 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409148653 |
| Author: | Sue Palmer |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 132mm x 29mm |
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This is an in-depth scholarly work which provides a fascinating look at the way girls grow up and develop in our modern era, and the high demands which are placed on them from an early age.
An excellent book - BBC London
Educationalist, literacy expert and writer Sue Palmer is well-known for her brilliant books on childhood and the raising of boys; now she has turned her attention to our daughters - and the result should be required reading for all parents, teachers and grandparents - DAILY MAILFor Palmer, the way to ensure that girls are raised to become happy and healthy adults is to reclaim motherhood and train women to become better at it - SUNDAY TIMESThis is an in-depth scholarly work which provides a fascinating look at the way girls grow up and develop in our modern era, and the high demands which are placed on them from an early age - PARENTS IN TOUCHAbout The Author
Sue Palmer
Sue Palmer is a writer, broadcaster and consultant on the education of young children. She is well-known to UK teachers as a specialist in literacy, especially the teaching of writing, but concern about children’s lifestyles led her to research and publish the bestselling book TOXIC CHILDHOOD: How the Modern World Is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About It, followed in 2007 by a practical handbook for parents, DETOXING CHILDHOOD: What Parents Need to Know to Raise Bright, Balanced Children, and her most recent book 21ST CENTURY BOYS. Sue is also a popular speaker, addressing thousands of teachers each year across the UK and around the world - and increasingly invited to address audiences of parents, health professionals and others concerned with children’s well-being. She writes frequently in the national press, and has worked as a consultant to the National Literacy Trust, the Basic Skills Agency, many educational publishers, the Department for Education and the BBC.
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