Cotton Wool Kids

A Cutting Edge documentary on Channel 4 tonight will be looking at over- protective parents.

“Cotton Wool Kids” will no doubt raise the same perennial issues.

Such as whether children live in a more sinister world than their parents did at their age, and what has been the role of the media in generating a climate of fear?

In truth these are questions that can never be fully answered.

Despite significant advances in mobile technology making it easier for parents to keep in direct contact with their kids this has not necessarily allayed their fears.

Clearly out of sight does not mean out of mind.

“Cotton Wool Kids” is on Channel 4 at 21.00h.

Article taken from www.stuartjamesross.blogspot.com on 10/4/08.