5. Shaping the Child’s Future

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Their Toys and Ours 1
5. 2. Modern Childhood, Modern Toys 11
6. 5. Shaping the Child’s Future 50
7. 4. Freeing the Child’s Imagination 82
8. 5. Building Blocks of Character 121
9. 6. The Boomers’ Box of Toys 147
10. 7. Spinning Out of Control 188
11. 8. Making Sense of the Modern Toybox 228
12. Notes 241
13. Credits 273
14. Index 275