Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence

In Saving Childhood, cultural critic Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, provide positive and practical strategies for parents who struggle every day with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. They explore and explain today's assault on innocence, which now menaces our children from four directions--the media, schools, peers, and most destructively, parents themselves. This book provides both general and detailed suggestions on how to overcome each of these influences and give our children the most precious gift of all--a secure, hopeful, and protected childhood. 
 The Medveds argue that the destruction of innocence among today's young arises From the good intentions of some of the most "enlightened" elements in this society, who believe we must warn children about--rather than protect them from--the harsh Facts of a cruel and often violent world. But Saving Childhood provides powerful evidence that a healthy society, and the psychological health of each individual, requires a period of nourishing and sheltering in order to instill confidence and security in each new generation. 
In this vital wake-up call, the Medveds provide a clear, practical, and uplifting blueprint for rescuing the enchantment of youth. They suggest that rather than stressing danger and despair to our children, we should emphasize gratitude, clear standards of behavior with predictable results, and a sense of home as sanctuary. Both shocking and hopeful, Saving Childhood empowers parents to restore the key elements of childhood innocence--security, a sense of wonder, and optimism--that should be honored as the precious birthright of every American child.

Politics & Social Sciences

Medved, Diane

Medved, Michael

Social Sciences

HarperCollins Publishing

Drawing on thousands of survey responses and interviews with members of five families who have been forced to cope with a broad spectrum of challenges, this study discusses the rewards and risks of marriage, parenthood, and growing up in modern America. 200,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Tour.

The American Family: Discovering the Values That Make Us Strong

Quayle, Dan

Parenting & Relationships

Harpercollins

The former vice president and conservative spokesman offers a personal account of his controversial years in the White House, from helping prosecute the war against Iraq to starting the ""Murphy Brown"" debate over family values. 300,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo.

Standing Firm, Limited Edition

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Harpercollins Publishers Australia

A former Vice-President collaborates with a noted psychologist  to examine five strong families who have survived such problems as  infidelity, poor health, and gang violence, and presents an agenda for  bolstering the American family. Reprint. $50,000 first printing.

Sociology

Saving Childhood offers parents and grandparents practical strategies to cope with a society that seems perversely determined to frighten and corrupt its young. Cultural critic and popular radio host Michael Medved and his wife, psychologist Diane Medved, argue that in a mistaken effort to curb problems plaguing its youth, our culture has changed from protecting childhood as a precious time of growth to hammering even the smallest youngsters with a grim, harsh, and menacing view of the world. The Medveds systematically present unassailable scientific evidence, moving anecdotes, and personal experiences of raising their three young children to explain the attack from four primary directions--media, schools, peers, and even well-intentioned parents themselves.
In a unique analysis the Medveds define innocence not as ignorance but as the result of three components--security, a sense of wonder and optimism. They empower parents and all who care about childhood with concrete, easily accomplished means to fend off the assault, as well as advice for handling hurdles such as the Internet, television, peer pressure, and the plague of pessimism. Saving Childhood enables us to restore and maintain for our children imagination, confidence, and hope for the future.

Reference

Harper Paperbacks

Drawing on thousands of survey responses and interviews with members of five families who have been forced to cope with a broad spectrum of challenges, this study discusses the rewards and risks of marriage, parenthood, and growing up in modern America. Read by the authors. Simultaneous.

HarperAudio

Well-respected media critic Michael Medved and bestselling author and psychologist Diane Medved help parents protect their children from the cynicism and fear in today's society by showing them how to preserve childhood as a time of innocence.

How to Protect Your Children from the National Assault on Innocence

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Despite the pain, the emotional turmoil, the fights and the tears, marital problems can be solved -- without ending in a trauma that will haunt you and your family for years. Written by a renowned clinical psychologist, this reassuring book reveals how your family, your friends, and even society at large can inadvertently encourage divorce -- and subtly deceive you into thinking that single is better. Discover: -- Step-by-step methods for recognizing your marital problems and working them out-together. -- The very valid reasons to stay together that are usually given bum raps, including "We Should Stay Together for the Sake of the Children" and "I'm Staying in My Marriage Because I Can't Face Being Alone." -- The most common reasons given for divorce -- and why they are, more often than not, excuses for not wanting to face the difficulties of marriage. -- The destructive myths of divorce, including "The Fresh Start." "Meeting Lovers is Easy," and the "Greener Grass Syndrome." -- The exceptional situations when divorce really is the only answer. -- And much more. From the Paperback edition.

The Case against Divorce

Family Relationships

Dutton Adult

If you're in a troubled marriage, divorce might seem like a reasonable option. But in most cases, it's a calamity. Shows like Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and HBO's Divorce normalize the dissolution of marriage, making couples feel that divorce can be a happy new beginning. Celebrities suggest a norm that divorce is not only acceptable but advisable. Gwyneth Paltrow's "conscious uncoupling" makes divorce seem trendy and enlightened. Today, couples are even throwing "divorce parties"—complete with invitations and caterers! Enough, says psychologist Diane Medved. If you're hurtling down the road to divorce, the first thing to do is to put on the brakes. Don't let your spouse, your friends, or the "divorce industry" rush you into ending your marriage. Take a deep breath and read this book. Drawing on three decades of clinical and personal experience, Dr. Medved will show why you should save—and revitalize—your marriage. She expertly unmasks the threats to marriage, including hookup apps that promise non-committal sex, and legions of professionals who are financially invested in your divorce. She punctures one-by-one the arguments in favor of divorce, proving that "the good divorce" is a myth. Don't Divorce is the antidote to a pro-divorce culture, the tool that will empower you to revive a dying marriage and recover the happiness that seems out of reach.

Don't Divorce: Powerful Arguments for Saving and Revitalizing Your Marriage

Addiction & Recovery

Regnery

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Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence

The American Family: Discovering the Values That Make Us Strong

Standing Firm, Limited Edition

The American Family: Discovering the Values That Make Us Strong

Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence

The American Family: Discovering the Values That Make Us Strong

How to Protect Your Children from the National Assault on Innocence

The Case against Divorce

Don't Divorce: Powerful Arguments for Saving and Revitalizing Your Marriage