Monday, September 18, 2006

'Crisis in modern childhood'

Some more coals on the fire, this time from the premier état. It's interesting to me that the focus here is on mental health alone with no mention of moral health.
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Timesonline.co.uk Archbishop warns of crisis in modern childhood
by Jennie Booth and agencies

'The Archbishop of Canterbury today warned of a crisis in modern childhood forcing youngsters to grow up too quickly.
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The Very Rev Dr Rowan Williams said that a generation of young parents is failing to offer the right level of love and support to their children who, in turn, are becoming "infant adults".
In comments to the BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Archbishop said that a wide range of different influences, including family separations, the barrage of testing in schools and commercial pressures, were causing children to grow up before their time. [...]'


Timesonline.co.uk September 18 2006

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More coverage:
Guardian Unlimited Archbishop warns of huge pressures on children
Peter Walker and agencies
Guardian Unlimited Monday September 18, 2006

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And a link to The Children's Society's announcement of its Good Childhood Inquiry, of which The Very Rev Dr Rowan Williams is patron; Nation Urged to Join UK's First Inquiry on Childhood

View the full pdf version of the 2006 report of preliminary research which launched the Inquiry at 'Good Childhood? A Question for our times'.

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Is The Good Childhood inquiry intended to test the claims of 'crisis' or merely to substantiate what is already 'known'?

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