{"product_id":"9780349446912","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Restoring Childhood : Why Constraining Kids' Freedom Has Created a Mental Health Crisis by Peter Gray","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 17\/09\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eA ground-breaking investigation into the changes in the way we are raising and educating our kids, and the importance of giving children the freedom to play and explore.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When was the last time you saw a group of kids - without adults - playing on a playground? Forty years ago, the average ten-year-old could expect to walk to school, bike to a friend's house, or play games with other kids in the street. Today, our children are supervised and controlled at every opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs world-renowned psychology professor Dr Peter Gray shows in \u003ci\u003eRestoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, kids aren't depressed and anxious because of social media. Gray offers powerful new evidence to show that social media use is just a symptom of the larger problem: the disappearance of childhood as a stage of life for experimentation, play and learning you can do things on your own. And if we continue to tighten the leash on our kids, no amount of screen-time restriction will reverse the alarming mental health crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRestoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical examination of how societal trends - from strict curricula, to round-the-clock news coverage, to growing wealth inequality - conspired to create a fundamentally anti-child environment. If we want to raise mentally healthy and resilient kids, Gray argues, we must restore childhood to children. We must prioritise adult-free play and the time for it - in our schools, in our neighbourhoods, and as parents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367987294581,"sku":"9780349446912","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780349446912","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}