This book presents a chronological history of childhood in Britain.Drawing extensively on primary sources, it explores a hidden, domestichistory of family secrets and personal stories. Factors such as genderand social class have shaped the lives of children, but so too havemajor historical events, such as military conflicts and the industrialrevolution.
Making and Breaking Children's Lives, edited by Craig Newnes and NickRadcliffe. PCCS
This book examines how children are hurt in modern society. We hearabout the effects of early abandonment, abuse and lack of attachment,but find that children's experiences are sanitised through medicaldiagnoses and frequently the "help" offered is drugs. Nowhere is thismore evident than in the current trend to label children with attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder.
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