Your Children Are Under Attack: How Popular Culture Is Destroying Your Kids' Values, and How You Can Protect Them

by Jim Taylor

Children under the age of six spend two hours a day in front of a television or computer screen. Unbelievably, two-thirds of toddlers spend over two hours a day in front of a screen.

Why does it matter? Because that child also sees more than twenty thousand commercials a year and absorbs unhealthy values that hurt their development. Dr. Jim Taylor's Your Children Are Under Attack exposes how today's kids are bombarded by the value of popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402203462
• ISBN13: 9781402203466
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Our American Culture-Lunacy at Work

Dr. Jim Taylor has written a book that needs to be written. Parents, teachers and interested individuals need to be aware as to what our Ameican culture is doing to our children and the values that are being propogated. Dr. Taylor exposes what messages the " media " are sending. Dr. Taylor shows what values corporations in America are esposing. He knows that greed, corruption, materialism and just plain stupidity are out there on our television sets, magazines and what values permeate our culture. Taylor knows what a steady diet of The Osbournes, Friends and of course Paris Hilton will do. We all need to be aware of the messages that are sent to our children on a daily basis and how these messages influence our kids and our culture. Instead of integrity, cleavage is respected in American society. Instead of honor and truth, mascara and designer jeans are extolled as being important. More than ever, parents need to work at discussing values, things of importance and integrity with their children. Parents who do want to help raise their children should read this. Teachers who want to understand the values of their students should read this. And lastly greedy, money hungry corporate American leaders should read this and understand what their crass commercialism is doing to America.

A Must Read For All Parents and Anyone Who Cares for Children

Dr. Taylor's book should be required reading for anyone who cares for children of any age. While I was previously aware of pop-culture and it's influence, this book really clarifies the true extent of how insidious our current pop-culture is and how it is literally attacking our children's values. He outlines the extent of corporate greed that markets grossly violent video games, movies, music, clothing that sexualize children, unhealthy food, etc. to our kids and how celebrities are idolized even when their behavior is horrific. It all starts with awareness. As parents we need to be aware of the constant bombardment of our children with today's negative and greed-driven popular culture. We also need to make our children aware of it as well. This book will really do that. Dr. Taylor sets forth a clear strategy to fight back and win this war for our children's values. He stresses starting a Family Value Culture as a defense system where you live and model your family values and your children are a part of that team. He also gives clear guidance about what really works to instill the values that you want your kids to have such as compassion, honesty, love, character, integrity, and responsibility. As parents and caregivers, by arming ourselves with knowledge, awareness and the tools set forth in this book, we can truly make a difference in our children's lives and minimize the negative effects of today's pop culture. I have already given several copies to friends and will continue to recommend it to all of the parents and caregivers I know. Thank you, Dr. Taylor for giving us a great tool to fight back and win the war.

Radical Reformation of America's popular values

A ground breaking declaration of family and value-based parenting guide destined to be a classic. I believe Dr. Taylor wrote this book to help us taste a new "American Value Culture" (as he describes it, based on 'our fore fathers values and principles'). It motivated me once again to reach higher levels of parenting success by arming me for battle against the beast of our culture. This book is a parents guide and preparation for a counter-attack on our culture, but with the armour of family values and character development, and love respect and inegrity. Taylor addresses our pop-crazy society in clear and measureable terms as far as the damage it is doing to our children. We are fighting in a revolutionary war against televisoin, movies and the internet. Do you want to protect your children from American popluar culture? Then this book is for you. The next time you hear a parent say, "I can't begin to win the war on American Popular culture for my kids", you can say with confidence, "Read Taylor's book and you will be able to radically transform your family's values and goals". Apply this wisdom and you will be declaring victory.

A MUST Read for Parents

Jim Taylor has done it again. His latest book, YOUR CHILDREN ARE UNDER ATTACK, is not only a compelling read but also filled with statistics, research and just plain, good sound advice that tells us today's culture is toxic for our children's moral growth. But what makes Taylor's book especially profound is that he offers doable ways to help parents take back the control of our children's lives and make sure we do plant the kinds of values that will help them become compassionate, humane, and ethical individuals (despite the popular culture). I highly recommend this book (as well as the author's previous work, Positive Pushing). Bothshould be on every parents' nightstands these days.

A Call to Arms to Caregivers, Teachers, Counselors, et. al.

This jeremiad is written primarily for parents and caregivers; yet it is apropos for anyone concerned for the state of the well-being of the American child today. Dr. Taylor's razor-sharp insightful book gives the reader an inside look at all of the influences that are on the offensive against anyone who is looking out for the welfare of our future; namely physically, emotionally, and psychologically healthy children. Point-by-searing-point he guides the reader down the rot that has eaten away at our society mores; from pop culture, to coroporate greed that finances everything from rot-gut music, to fashion that sexualizes children and fosters values that tells our kids that they "must have" everything in order to be happy, successful, fit in...you name it. This book is a must have, must read for anyone raising a child, no matter what the age. Dr. Taylor is an important voice in the national dialogue on child-rearing that, after the publishing of this book, will have to be listened to. Buy this book today...in fact buy two and give a copy to a friend. The future of our country depends on it.