Freedom And Play In An Age Of Fear By Helene Guldberg

There has been a noticeable shift in the form of childhood throughout history. The nature of childhood has changed from spending time alone or with peers to explore the surroundings and seeking adventures to sitting motionlessly in front of a computer or television set for hours. In Reclaiming Childhood: Freedom and Play in an Age of Fear by Helene Guldberg, she noted that there is a new generation of childhood where children “are cooped up inside the home and denied the freedom to socialize” in contrast to the days where children get “to spend much time hanging around with their friends outside” (10-11). Today’s childhood is diverging further and further away from previous generations in terms of their freedom. In addition, during earlier