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Title: Young Athletes, Couch Potatoes, and Helicopter Parents
Author : Jessica Skolnikoff & Robert Engvall
Release Date : January 11, 2013
Genre: Sports & Outdoors,Books,Nonfiction,Social Science,Parenting,
Pages : * pages
Size : 605 KB

Description

This book addresses a variety of topics regarding the nature of “play” in our society. It takes a close look at the concept of “helicopter parenting” and the impact that hyper-involved parents have upon the play of their children. It also examines how kids are chosen for various sports team, the lack of unstructured play, specialized sports, and our hyper-competitive society. This book addresses the structural and cultural issues around the changing role of play and the way in which kids sports are viewed in our society today.