Ergebnis für "UP" in Kinderforschung

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MORE THAN 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them? “Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids...

A powerful, unsettling, and unflinching exploration that forces readers to confront lynching as a devastating legacy of white childhood conditioning, and to reckon with the corrupting force of a system that trained children to become its willing executioners Strung Up examines how the lynching...

Bloomsbury presents Growing Up Human by Brenna Hassett, read by Laurel Lefkow. Brings the science of biological anthropology to bear on understanding how our evolutionary history has shaped a phenomenon everyone has experienced – childhood. Tracking deep into our evolutionary history...

This national best-seller chronicles the true story of two brothers coming of age in the Henry Horner public housing complex in Chicago. Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers are 11 and nine years old when the story begins in the summer of 1987. Living with their mother and six siblings, they struggle against grinding poverty, gun violence, gang influences, overzealous police officers, and overburdened and neglectful bureaucracies. Immersed in their lives for two years, Kotlowitz brings us this classic rendering of growing up poor in America’s cities.

A survivor of the Troubled Teen Industry exposes the truth about the dark side of a billion-dollar industry's institutionalized abuse—and shares the story of her own fight for justice. "A must read for anyone concerned about teenage mental health." —Maia Szalavitz, New York Times bestselling...

Heather Shumaker has sparked much discussion with her "renegade rules for raising competent and compassionate kids". In this follow-up book, she takes on new hot-button issues like banning homework, technology use, and skipping kindergarten. Shumaker offers broader guidance on how parents can control their own anger and move from an overscheduled life to one of more free play.

This captivating social history reveals that growing up is a shifting cultural invention, not a timeless phase. Perfect for a thought-provoking daily commute, this eye-opening narrative transports you from ancient households to modern digital playgrounds. Explore the shifting laws and...

Uncover the eye-opening history of growing up, where modern parenting clashes with centuries of childhood labor. Perfect for your daily commute, this thought-provoking sociology exploration reveals that our nostalgic ideals of youth are actually recent cultural inventions. Experience the...

Uncover the thought-provoking social history of childhood, from ancient survival to modern parenting challenges. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive journey explores how class, gender, and culture have shaped the way we raise our young. Hear the forgotten voices of history as they...

In this powerful and culminating work about a group of inner-city children he has known for many years, Jonathan Kozol returns to the scene of his prize-winning books Rachel and Her Children and Amazing Grace, and to the children he has vividly portrayed, to share with us their fascinating...