From the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today—and the corresponding threat to the notion of adulthood. Deftly marshaling a vast array of historical and demographic research, Neil Postman suggests that childhood is a relatively recent invention, which came into being as the new medium of print imposed divisions...

"The next book in our What to Do series about helping kids process scary events and stories they are exposed to"--

Saving Childhood offers parents and grandparents practical strategies to cope with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. Cultural critic and popular radio host Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, argue that in a mistaken effort to curb problems plaguing its youth, our culture has changed from protecting childhood as a precious time of growth to hammering even the smallest youngsters with...

"Describes what media is, how the Internet is part of media, and encourages readers to question the medium's influential messages"--Provided by publisher.

"Sus hijos no pueden vivir sin telefono inteligente, tablet o internet? Ha notado que cada vez mas personas, sin importar su edad, se mantienen conectadas en distintos dispositivos e ignoran la vida real? La tecnologia invade cada espacio y ambito de nuestras vidas. Como ser padres en la era digital es una guia que, a traves de consejos e historias de algunas familias, ayuda en la educacion de los hijos. Bill Ratner le brindara diversas soluciones...