A review by baba_yaga_librarian
In Defense of Childhood: Protecting Kids' Inner Wildness by Chris Mercogliano

3.0

This book was fascinating in terms of history and philosophy - lots of explanation of how we got to this point as a society, and lots of studies referenced. But as a mother who had necessary c-sections and can't afford expensive school alternatives, this book had little practical help. Yes, I will get my kids out in nature, and I do limit tv use, but I am hardly going to let them run free on the street like it seemed the author suggested. And I refuse to feel guilty for being a c-section mom, like the author implied.