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Endangered : Your Child in a Hostile World
by Johann Christoph Arnold
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used: Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0874869978
- ISBN 13
- 9780874869972
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Plough Publishing House, 2000. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Parents and societies around the world, says family counsellor and father of eight Arnold (Why Forgive?; Seeking Peace, etc.), are hypocritical when it comes to their children. Declaring 2000 the Year of the Child does not put children first, nor do parents who work harder and longer to give their children everything they believe they need yet don't spend enough time with them. Children require the quality of love that comes with "reverence," he asserts. Teachers and caregivers are underpaid, schools are in dire need of resources and parents delude themselves by thinking they're spending time with their kids, when, in fact, they're watching TV while the kids are surfing the Web. With references to famous advocates (Jonathan Kozol, Mother Teresa and Mary Pipher), as well as everyday moms and dads who are changing their lives to put kids first (such as the father who quit his lucrative job at a prestigious law firm to spend more time with his daughters), Arnold presents a strong case for recovering the spiritual aspects of child rearing, such as "the power of a hug." ("Without such breadAthat is, without warmth, humor, kindness, and compassionAthe most carefully considered discipline will eventually backfire.") In our quest for greater meaning in our lives, let us not forget the children, begs Arnold in this lovingly written book, which is less a how-to than a bold instrument of advocacy for America's kids. This book's title makes it sound more ominous than it is. Arnold's harshness eases as chapters progress, and he again emerges as a passionate advocate for a civil society, one that loves children and allows them to be children. A pastor and counselor within the Bruderhof community, Arnold (Seeking Peace; Cries from the Heart) here concentrates on the ills facing American children, mainly materialism and the lack of stable, loving families. Child abuse, guns, consumerism, drug abuse, Ritalin, ruptured families, social pressure, overstimulationDthese all rally against healthy, humane childhoods. Arnold praises black sheep, disdains divorce, asks anti-abortionists to live peaceably under the law, and pleads for a return to reverence for life. An excellent choice for public libraries, this is inspiring reading, and not just for parents. 0-87486-997-8. Paperback - 2000 - good condition - - . Isbn 0874869978.
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- Lady Lisa's Bookshop (GB)
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- Title
- Endangered : Your Child in a Hostile World
- Author
- Johann Christoph Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used: Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0874869978
- ISBN 13
- 9780874869972
- Publisher
- Plough Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Robertsbridge, E.sussex, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2000
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