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Every day the newspapers talk about the problems facing our children – broken homes, pressures to drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party.

But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it better? You’ve read about some of the issues in the press, you've seen the media reports, now buy the book.

Available from all good bookshops including WHSmith, Waterstones, and Blackwells, or visit visit Amazon to order your book today.

A proportion of the cost of every book sold will be donated to The Children's Society.