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Graham, Linda J. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2008
In his 2007 PESA keynote address, Paul Smeyers discussed the increasing regulation of child-rearing through government intervention and the generation of "experts", citing particular examples from Europe where cases of childhood obesity and parental neglect have stirred public opinion and political debate. In his paper…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Government Role, Foreign Countries
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Frost, Joe L. – Childhood Education, 2003
Notes societal weaknesses in children's care/education and highlights ways to reach children's hearts and minds. Highlights problems, including childhood obesity, high stakes testing, increasing use of psychiatric drugs for children, exposure to crime and violence, increasing child aggression, and increasing willingness to cheat and lie. Urges…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Drug Use, Ethics