This book represents the culmination of a process that started almost two decades ago when the authors were becoming aware of a series of seemingly unrelated ev... » 

This book represents the culmination of a process that started almost two decades ago when the authors were becoming aware of a series of seemingly unrelated events that could not be substimed under standard childrens issues. These ranged from reports about children with multiple parents and with open access to adult information and experiences to childrens increasing vulnerability to certain diseases previously associated only with adults. As the frequency and range of these events increased they began to ask themselves some questions. Are these standalone aberrations or portents of things to come? Are there connections linkages and common roots among them?This book represents the culmination of a process that started almost two decades ago when the authors were becoming aware of a series of seemingly unrelated events that could not be substimed under standard childrens issues. These ranged from reports about children with multiple parents and with open access to adult information and experiences to childrens increasing vulnerability to certain diseases previously associated only with adults. As the frequency and range of these events increased they began to ask themselves some questions. Are these standalone aberrations or portents of things to come? Are there connections linkages and common roots among them? «