Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Taking Back Childhood
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
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Nancy Carlsson-Paige

“There are three attributes critical to all children’s healthy development: time and space for creative play, a feeling of security in today’s often frightening world, and strong, meaningful relationships with both adults and other children. Whether you are a parent or an educator, my goal is to help you prepare and succeed in providing these elements to the children you are raising.” – Nancy Carlsson-Paige




Nurturing Meaningful Connections with Young Children

A Changing Vision of Education

War Play: Balancing Children's Needs and Adults' Concerns

How One Book Made A Difference

Children Need More Protection

Sowing the Seeds of Nonviolence

The Profiteering that Kills Kids

The War-Toy Connection




War Play Dilemma:
Balancing Needs and Values in the Early Childhood Classroom
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Who's Calling the Shots?: How to Respond Effectively to Children's Fascination With War Play and War Toys
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TAKING BACK CHILDHOOD: Helping Your Kids Thrive in a Fast-Paced, Media-Saturated, Violence-Filled World reveals practical, hands-on approaches parents can take to create a safe, open, and imaginative environment in which kids can relish childhood and flourish as human beings. Based on renowned early childhood development expert Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige’s thirty years of researching and writing about young children, this groundbreaking book helps parents navigate the social currents shaping, and too often harming, the lives of kids today—and restore childhood to the very best of what it can and should be. Click Here to read more...