Childhood, Well-Being and a Therapeutic Ethos

House, Richard

• Foreword -- Editorial introduction: ‘Therapeutic ethos’ in therapeutic, educational and cultural perspectives -- Childhood in Contemporary Perspective -- Childhood, well-being and a therapeutic ethos: A case for therapeutic education -- What is toxic childhood? -- The challenge of modern childhood -- The Good Childhood: An inquiry by the Children’s Society -- Childhood and Its Discontents the Specific Concerns -- Childhood ‘toxicity’ and ‘trauma’: Asking the right questions -- The changing space of childhood and its relationship to narcissism -- Why love matters in early childhood -- Towards a Therapeutic Ethos for Childhood -- Resisting images of the ‘diminished self’ in education policy and practice for emotional well-being -- The ‘mind object’ and ‘dream consciousness’: A Winnicottian and a Steinerean rationale for avoiding the premature ‘adultifying’ of children -- First catch your child -- Play, Playfulness, and Children’s Well-Being -- The importance of play and playfulness -- Everyday play activities as therapeutic and pedagogical encounters -- From playing to thinking: How the Kindergarten provides a foundation for scientific understanding -- Play—excerpts from They F*** You Up and Affluenza -- Editorial conclusion: Therapeia today (re-instating the soul in human experience)