Set Free Childhood: Parents' Survival Guide for Coping with Computers and TV (Early Years)

Large, Martin

ISBN 10: 1903458439 / ISBN 13: 9781903458433

Published by Hawthorn Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Set Free Childhood: Parents' Survival Guide for Coping with Computers and TV (Early Years)
• Publisher: Hawthorn Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903458439
• ISBN 13: 9781903458433
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: Sheppard, Kate
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Children watch TV and use computers for five hours daily on average. But electronic media demands conflict with the needs of children. The result? Record levels of learning difficulties, obesity, eating disorders, sleep problems, language delay, aggressive behaviour, anxiety - and children on fast forward. Set Free Childhood shows how to counter screen culture and create a calmer, more enjoyable family life.

About the Author

Martin Large lectured in management and organizational behavior, including organizational development, education management, and postgraduate research supervision. He works as a facilitator, coach, and publisher with Hawthorn Press, as a writer, lecturer, and action researcher with two national land reform programs. He has enabled action learning groups in business, the community, and educational organizations for many years. He became a Churchill Travelling Fellow in 2003 and chaired the Community Land Trust National Demonstration Project (University of Salford, U.K.) from 2007 to 2009. Martin is current chair of Stroud Common Wealth, a social enterprise and land trust enabler. He has written three books.