Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence - Hardcover

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In Saving Childhood, cultural critic Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, provide positive and practical strategies for parents who struggle every day with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. They explore and explain today's assault on innocence, which now menaces our children from four directions--the media, schools, peers, and most destructively, parents themselves. This book provides both general and detailed suggestions on how to overcome each of these influences and give our children the most precious gift of all--a secure, hopeful, and protected childhood.

The Medveds argue that the destruction of innocence among today's young arises From the good intentions of some of the most "enlightened" elements in this society, who believe we must warn children about--rather than protect them from--the harsh Facts of a cruel and often violent world. But Saving Childhood provides powerful evidence that a healthy society, and the psychological health of each individual, requires a period of nourishing and sheltering in order to instill confidence and security in each new generation.

In this vital wake-up call, the Medveds provide a clear, practical, and uplifting blueprint for rescuing the enchantment of youth. They suggest that rather than stressing danger and despair to our children, we should emphasize gratitude, clear standards of behavior with predictable results, and a sense of home as sanctuary. Both shocking and hopeful, Saving Childhood empowers parents to restore the key elements of childhood innocence--security, a sense of wonder, and optimism--that should be honored as the precious birthright of every American child.

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An impassioned critique for our culture to focus on how parents can nurture their children's joy, wonder, and simplicity and protect them from a society that wants to steal their innocence.
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Michael Medved is the host of the Michael Medved Show, a daily radio talk show on KVI in Seattle and chief film critic for the New York Post. He has written several books, including the best-selling Hollywood vs. America. Diane Medved, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, a nationally known media personality, author of The Case Against Divorce, and coauthor with former vice president Dan Quayle of The American Family. The Medveds live with their three children in Seattle

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  • PublisherHarperCollins Publishing
  • Publication date1998
  • ISBN 10 0060173726
  • ISBN 13 9780060173722
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages324
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