Detoxing Childhood: What Parents Need to Know to Raise Happy, Successful Children

When Sue Palmer wrote Toxic Childhood, revealing how problems of diet, education, fitness, and mental health were all interrelated, she sparked a fierce debate involving everyone from teachers and scientists to politicians and religious leaders. This important successor volume provides an essential guide to helping children steer clear of a toxic world. Palmer presents practical, easy-to-follow advice on what kids need in terms of food, play, sleep, and talk; what kinds of childcare and education are most beneficial; how families can work together; and how to turn the potentially troublesome electronic village of TV, computers, and cell phones to our advantage. With so many pressures in our daily life, this is the one-stop solution to raising healthy, happy children today.