A Good Childhood

Every day the newspapers lament the problems facing our children - broken homes, pressures to eat and drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party. But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it better? This book, which is a result of a two year investigation by the Children's Society and draws upon the work of the UK's leading experts in many fields, explores the main stresses and influences to which every child is exposed - family, friends, youth culture, values, and schooling, and will make recommendations as to how we can improve the upbringing of our children.It tackles issues which affect every child, whatever their background, and questions and provides solutions to the belief that life has become so extraordinarily difficult for children in general. The experts make 30 specific recommendations, written not from the point of view of academics, but for the general reader - above all for parents and teachers.

ISBN 0141039434   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780141039435 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 190 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Penguin Books Ltd   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 129 Publication date 05 Feb 2009   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY 305.230941   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Preface by Bob Reitemeier
1		Is There a Problem?		1
2		Family		13
3		Friends		33
4		Lifestyle		51
5		Values		73
6		Schooling		89
7		Mental Health		113
8		Inequalities		129
9		Conclusions		151
		Messages for Young People		164
		Afterword by Rowan Williams		167
		Members of the Inquiry Panel		179
		Acknowledgements		181
		Notes		191
		References		208
		Index		227

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