Gordon, Andrea,

What Are We Doing to Kids?. Andrea Gordon. - Toronto Star, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 36, Family, 1522-3213; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: What Are We Doing to Kids?, June 11, 2004; pp. n.p..

"What are we doing to our children? To ourselves? Is this the kind of family life we always wanted? Dashing from one place to the next. The constant raising of the academic bar. Exhausted parents. Stressed-out kids. No time for free play for either generation. Or even to pursue a spiritual life. Children so wired on virtual entertainment, junk food and a packed agenda that they're incapable of making their own fun." (TORONTO STAR) This article examines how "the sheer speed of technological change combined with the multi-tasking culture, mass consumerism and the onslaught of media messages adds to the sense of hurry" in kids' lives and reveals that "a new wave of parents may be ready to break the cycle."

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Child rearing
Children--Canada
Family--Canada
Family--Time management
Lifestyles
Parenting
Stress in children

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