Camila Batmanghelidjh trained as a psychotherapist and for more than twenty years has worked with exceptionally disturbed children and young people in the two charities she has founded, The Place2Be and Kids Company. Focusing on the inner city, these have concentrated on giving vulnerable children greater resilience in the face of traumatic life experiences. Kids Company has been the subject of several documentaries, and in 2005 Camila was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. She is also UK Woman of the Year 2006.

It's a frightening and sobering read... I welcomed the emphasis throughout this book on the bigger picture; in a nutshell the theses Is that we need to widen the parameters of what we currently accept as child abuse to include the pervasive and longer term damaging effects of neo-liberal economics on human development and specifically child development... Essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the future of our children and young people.'Nurturing Potential/Potential Unleashed'This captivating book is a must read for parents, teachers, ministers, counselors, social workers, and pediatricians. Jim Wild, the editor, has skillfully found a way to link the new culture of children's addiction back to the family, or lack of family guidance, and more interesting, the community. The book details the many ways that corporate America has preyed upon the innocence and gullibility of children as well as parents... This books was enlightening, frightening, and infuriating, as adults are allowing this abuse to take place, often condoning it to assuage the child. This placation to children, with video games, and iPods, and Play Stations, is keeping children indoors, unable to remember to play, create, recreate, run, scream, climb trees, run on the grass. And the more we keep our children inside, the more obese, apathetic, lethargic, and sickly they are becoming. The book is an easy-to-read collection of well written, short, concise, and very clear chapters, focusing on material and sexual exploitation... This book outraged me, as I hope it does every single other reader. I hope, however, the outrage turns into action, as this book draws a straight line from corporate America greed to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse.

• 1. Introduction. Jim Wild, The Centre for Active & Ethical Learning, UK. Section I: Commercial Exploitation. 2. Introducing Selfish Capitalism. Oliver James, Psychologist and Author, UK. 3. Arguments, Bullies and Feeling Poor: How Consumer Culture Affects Children's Relationships. Professor Agnes Nairn, EM-Lyon Business School, France. 4. Child Obesity and the Junk Food Marketeers. Tim Lobstein, Curtin University, Australia. 5. The Science of Violent Entertainment. Dr. Wayne Warburton, Macquarie University, Australia. 6. Changing Childhoods: Nature Deficit. James Hawes, counsellor and psychotherapist, UK. 7. The Myth of Choice for Children and Parents: Why We Deny the Harm Being Caused to Our Children. Professor Renata Salecl, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Section II: Sexual Exploitation. 8. The Commercialisation of Girls' Bodies. Susie Orbach, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and writer, UK. 9. Grooming Our Girls: Hypersexualisation of the Culture as Child Sexual Abuse. Gail Dines, feminist anti-pornography activist, author and professor, Wheelock College, Massachusetts, USA. 9. The Internet: A Global Market for Child Sexual Abuse. Sharon Girling OBE, UK. 10. Sex, Sexuality and Child Sexual Abuse. Professor Liz Kelly CBE, London Metropolitan University, UK. 11. Children, Childhood and Sexualized Popular Culture. Dr Maddy Coy. Section III: Fighting Back Against Commercial and Sexual Exploitation. 12. Helping Children to Stand Up to Society - Critical Challenges and Culture Jamming. Professor Stephen D. Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, USA. 13. Still Waters in a Storm: The Power of Collective Learning. Stephen Haff, Still Waters in a Storm, New York, USA. 14: Riots, Rebellion and Finding New Utopias. Adam Barnard, Nottingham Trent University, UK. 15. Conclusion: A New Category of Child Abuse. Jim Wild.

Camila Batmanghelidjh trained as a psychotherapist and for more than twenty years has worked with exceptionally disturbed children and young people in the two charities she has founded, The Place2Be and Kids Company. Focusing on the inner city, these have concentrated on giving vulnerable children greater resilience in the face of traumatic life experiences. Kids Company has been the subject of several documentaries, and in 2005 Camila was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. She is also UK Woman of the Year 2006.

It's a frightening and sobering read... I welcomed the emphasis throughout this book on the bigger picture; in a nutshell the theses Is that we need to widen the parameters of what we currently accept as child abuse to include the pervasive and longer term damaging effects of neo-liberal economics on human development and specifically child development... Essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the future of our children and young people.'Nurturing Potential/Potential Unleashed'This captivating book is a must read for parents, teachers, ministers, counselors, social workers, and pediatricians. Jim Wild, the editor, has skillfully found a way to link the new culture of children's addiction back to the family, or lack of family guidance, and more interesting, the community. The book details the many ways that corporate America has preyed upon the innocence and gullibility of children as well as parents... This books was enlightening, frightening, and infuriating, as adults are allowing this abuse to take place, often condoning it to assuage the child. This placation to children, with video games, and iPods, and Play Stations, is keeping children indoors, unable to remember to play, create, recreate, run, scream, climb trees, run on the grass. And the more we keep our children inside, the more obese, apathetic, lethargic, and sickly they are becoming. The book is an easy-to-read collection of well written, short, concise, and very clear chapters, focusing on material and sexual exploitation... This book outraged me, as I hope it does every single other reader. I hope, however, the outrage turns into action, as this book draws a straight line from corporate America greed to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse.

• 1. Introduction. Jim Wild, The Centre for Active & Ethical Learning, UK. Section I: Commercial Exploitation. 2. Introducing Selfish Capitalism. Oliver James, Psychologist and Author, UK. 3. Arguments, Bullies and Feeling Poor: How Consumer Culture Affects Children's Relationships. Professor Agnes Nairn, EM-Lyon Business School, France. 4. Child Obesity and the Junk Food Marketeers. Tim Lobstein, Curtin University, Australia. 5. The Science of Violent Entertainment. Dr. Wayne Warburton, Macquarie University, Australia. 6. Changing Childhoods: Nature Deficit. James Hawes, counsellor and psychotherapist, UK. 7. The Myth of Choice for Children and Parents: Why We Deny the Harm Being Caused to Our Children. Professor Renata Salecl, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Section II: Sexual Exploitation. 8. The Commercialisation of Girls' Bodies. Susie Orbach, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and writer, UK. 9. Grooming Our Girls: Hypersexualisation of the Culture as Child Sexual Abuse. Gail Dines, feminist anti-pornography activist, author and professor, Wheelock College, Massachusetts, USA. 9. The Internet: A Global Market for Child Sexual Abuse. Sharon Girling OBE, UK. 10. Sex, Sexuality and Child Sexual Abuse. Professor Liz Kelly CBE, London Metropolitan University, UK. 11. Children, Childhood and Sexualized Popular Culture. Dr Maddy Coy. Section III: Fighting Back Against Commercial and Sexual Exploitation. 12. Helping Children to Stand Up to Society - Critical Challenges and Culture Jamming. Professor Stephen D. Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, USA. 13. Still Waters in a Storm: The Power of Collective Learning. Stephen Haff, Still Waters in a Storm, New York, USA. 14: Riots, Rebellion and Finding New Utopias. Adam Barnard, Nottingham Trent University, UK. 15. Conclusion: A New Category of Child Abuse. Jim Wild.

Camila Batmanghelidjh trained as a psychotherapist and for more than twenty years has worked with exceptionally disturbed children and young people in the two charities she has founded, The Place2Be and Kids Company. Focusing on the inner city, these have concentrated on giving vulnerable children greater resilience in the face of traumatic life experiences. Kids Company has been the subject of several documentaries, and in 2005 Camila was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. She is also UK Woman of the Year 2006.

It's a frightening and sobering read... I welcomed the emphasis throughout this book on the bigger picture; in a nutshell the theses Is that we need to widen the parameters of what we currently accept as child abuse to include the pervasive and longer term damaging effects of neo-liberal economics on human development and specifically child development... Essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the future of our children and young people.'Nurturing Potential/Potential Unleashed'This captivating book is a must read for parents, teachers, ministers, counselors, social workers, and pediatricians. Jim Wild, the editor, has skillfully found a way to link the new culture of children's addiction back to the family, or lack of family guidance, and more interesting, the community. The book details the many ways that corporate America has preyed upon the innocence and gullibility of children as well as parents... This books was enlightening, frightening, and infuriating, as adults are allowing this abuse to take place, often condoning it to assuage the child. This placation to children, with video games, and iPods, and Play Stations, is keeping children indoors, unable to remember to play, create, recreate, run, scream, climb trees, run on the grass. And the more we keep our children inside, the more obese, apathetic, lethargic, and sickly they are becoming. The book is an easy-to-read collection of well written, short, concise, and very clear chapters, focusing on material and sexual exploitation... This book outraged me, as I hope it does every single other reader. I hope, however, the outrage turns into action, as this book draws a straight line from corporate America greed to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse.

• 1. Introduction. Jim Wild, The Centre for Active & Ethical Learning, UK. Section I: Commercial Exploitation. 2. Introducing Selfish Capitalism. Oliver James, Psychologist and Author, UK. 3. Arguments, Bullies and Feeling Poor: How Consumer Culture Affects Children's Relationships. Professor Agnes Nairn, EM-Lyon Business School, France. 4. Child Obesity and the Junk Food Marketeers. Tim Lobstein, Curtin University, Australia. 5. The Science of Violent Entertainment. Dr. Wayne Warburton, Macquarie University, Australia. 6. Changing Childhoods: Nature Deficit. James Hawes, counsellor and psychotherapist, UK. 7. The Myth of Choice for Children and Parents: Why We Deny the Harm Being Caused to Our Children. Professor Renata Salecl, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Section II: Sexual Exploitation. 8. The Commercialisation of Girls' Bodies. Susie Orbach, psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and writer, UK. 9. Grooming Our Girls: Hypersexualisation of the Culture as Child Sexual Abuse. Gail Dines, feminist anti-pornography activist, author and professor, Wheelock College, Massachusetts, USA. 9. The Internet: A Global Market for Child Sexual Abuse. Sharon Girling OBE, UK. 10. Sex, Sexuality and Child Sexual Abuse. Professor Liz Kelly CBE, London Metropolitan University, UK. 11. Children, Childhood and Sexualized Popular Culture. Dr Maddy Coy. Section III: Fighting Back Against Commercial and Sexual Exploitation. 12. Helping Children to Stand Up to Society - Critical Challenges and Culture Jamming. Professor Stephen D. Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, USA. 13. Still Waters in a Storm: The Power of Collective Learning. Stephen Haff, Still Waters in a Storm, New York, USA. 14: Riots, Rebellion and Finding New Utopias. Adam Barnard, Nottingham Trent University, UK. 15. Conclusion: A New Category of Child Abuse. Jim Wild.