Old brain, new world -- Supersized childhood -- The twenty year science project -- Not enough tortoise, too much hare -- The worst seat in the house -- Toying with children -- Wii little children -- Organized crime -- An inside job -- Old school -- Evolutionary baggage -- Thinking outside the sandbox.
Summary
Examines the adverse effects of the over-scheduling of activities for young children and of parents' reliance on technology-based childhood programs, stressing the need for unstructured time as an important way for children to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills.