Toxic Childhood
How The Modern World Is Damaging Our Children And What We Can Do About It
$36.47
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2016
Summary
Children throughout the developed world are suffering: instances of obesity, dyslexia, ADHD, bad behaviour and so on are all on the rise. And it’s not simply that our willingness to diagnose has increased; there are very real and growing problems.
Sue Palmer, a former head teacher and literacy expert, has researched a whole range of problem areas, from poor diet, lack of exercise and sleep deprivation to a range of modern difficulties that are having a major effect: television, comput…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409137528 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 140913752X |
| Author: | Sue Palmer |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 30mm |
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Horribly convincing
Horribly convincing - INDEPENDENT
Every parent should read this book, as it does contain a wealth of information you should know - EVENING HERALDThe title has become shorthand for everything that’s wrong with children’s lives from excessive testing at school to violent computer games, sex, drugs and alcohol - EVENING STANDARDAbout 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. 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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