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The Design of Childhood - How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids (Hardcover)
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The Design of Childhood - How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids (Hardcover)
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From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of
how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their
development. Parents obsess over their children's playdates,
kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys,
classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods little ones engage with
are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades,
even centuries of changing ideas about what makes for good
child-rearing--and what does not. Do you choose wooden toys, or
plastic, or, increasingly, digital? What do youngsters lose when
seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily
for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate
self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids
themselves are often caught in the middle. Now, prominent design
critic Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the
human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her
fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous
universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often
in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by
toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped--and
hindered--American youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen
through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street
becomes vibrant with buried meaning. The Design of Childhood will
change the way you view your children's world--and your own.
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