{"product_id":"restoring-childhood-by-dr-peter-gray-9780349446912","title":"Restoring Childhood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ground-breaking investigation into the changes in the way we are raising and educating our kids, and the importance of giving children the freedom to play and explore.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen was the last time you saw a group of kids—without adults—playing on a playground? Forty years ago, the average ten-year-old could expect to walk to school, bike to a friend's house, or play games with other kids in the street. Today, our children are supervised and controlled at every opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs world-renowned psychology professor Dr. Peter Gray shows in \u003ci\u003eRestoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, kids aren't depressed and anxious because of social media. Gray offers powerful new evidence to show that social media use is just a symptom of the larger problem: the disappearance of childhood as a stage of life for experimentation, play and learning you can do things on your own. And if we continue to tighten the leash on our kids, no amount of screen-time restriction will reverse the alarming mental health crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRestoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical examination of how societal trends—from strict curricula, to round-the-clock news coverage, to growing wealth inequality—conspired to create a fundamentally anti-child environment. If we want to raise mentally healthy and resilient kids, Gray argues, we must restore childhood to children. We must prioritise adult-free play and the time for it—in our schools, in our neighbourhoods, and as parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734524739820,"sku":"9780349446912","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349446912-restoring-childhood.jpg?v=1781220970","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/restoring-childhood-by-dr-peter-gray-9780349446912","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}