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The 6 major areas of concern

1 The decline of outdoor play 2 The commercialisation of childhood 3 The ‘schoolification’ of early childhood 4 Listening, language and communication skills 5 Screen saturation and child development 6 Tests, targets and education

 

For a quick summary of the major issues covered in Toxic Childhood, there's a short clip here, originally made for people working in children's TV.

Since then, I've had the chance to talk to many thousands of parents and professionals around the country, who have alerted me to six main areas of concern. This website is designed to provide visitors with information and related links.