Kids These Days critically examines the hottest news stories of the past few years to assess whether the news is really as bad as it sounds. Is kidnapping by strangers really a bigger threat now than in the past? Are disputes at school now settled with guns instead of fists? And are kids, especially girls, becoming bigger bullies than ever before? This book dissects the stories that made headlines and explores overall trends and statistics to compare the hype to the reality. The truth is that kids today do face unique obstacles and challenges, but their situation isn't nearly as dire as the compelling news accounts would have us believe. Rather, the author proposes that our nation's youth have been targeted as a problem population to absolve adult responsibility for creating the often dangerous and difficult conditions many young people must deal with.

In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up. Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young people that we've lost sight of what really unites Millennials. Namely: We are the most educated and hardworking generation in American history. We poured historic and insane amounts of time and money into preparing ourselves for the 21st-century labor market. We have been taught to consider working for free (homework, internships) a privilege for our own benefit. We are poorer, more medicated, and more precariously employed than our parents, grandparents, even our great grandparents, with less of a social safety net to boot. Kids These Days is about why. In brilliant, crackling prose, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets mercilessly real about our maligned birth cohort. Examining trends like runaway student debt, the rise of the intern, mass incarceration, social media, and more, Harris gives us a portrait of what it means to be young in America today that will wake you up and piss you off. Millennials were the first generation raised explicitly as investments, Harris argues, and in Kids These Days he dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.

An amazing tale of growing up in the world today, brought to you by an incredible new talent with a lot to say. This tale follows the life of a teenager as he finds trouble with the law, drugs, women, and violence. It is a fast-paced journey through a fast-paced life; presented in a first-person view with enough engaging dialogue to make you laugh, make you cry, and make you want to shout in triumph. For anyone who has ever been lost in their life, this tale is for you. Living in the world today is hard, and it's even harder to be happy, but in the end, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Forced to relocate to Florida and accept an in-law's dubious employment after losing his job, Drew Perry awaits the birth of his first child and becomes unwittingly embroiled in the company's shady business dealings. By the award-nominated author of This Is Just Exactly Like You. Original.

"The book provides unique evidence on children's and adults' views of childhood, and draws conclusions on the attitudes and policies to be challenged and developed in the 21st century." "Children these days is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners, academics, researchers, and students on childhood studies, social sciences and social policy courses. It has been written in a style that means it is also accessible to others with a more general interest in children and childhood."--BOOK JACKET.

During a child's development, educators become a crucial connection point, with the potential to make a huge impact on a student's well-being. But are the educators okay? Carrington believes that most great educators want to make a difference. It's time we did a better job of looking after educators first!