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• Introduction and Executive Summary (61 K)

• Chapter 1 - Healthy Children: Lessons from Research on Child Development (110 K)

• Chapter 2 - Developmental Risks: The Hazards of Computers in Childhood (162 K)

• Chapter 3 - Childhood Essentials: Fostering the Full Range of Human Capacities (160 K)

• Chapter 4 - Technology Literacy: Educating Children to Create Their Own Future (80 K)

• Chapter 5 - Real Costs: Computers Distract Us from Children's Needs (147 K)

• Chapter 6 - Conclusions and Recommendations (48 K)