Children of the Future: On the Prevention of Sexual Pathology

By Wilhelm Reich

Book Overview

In this gathering of his writing on children, Reich demonstrates the impact of the environment of the infant, showing how it can warp the child's development. He points particularly to how disastrous the exclusion of genitality is to the child.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374518467
• ISBN13: 9780374518462
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

So far, so good...

This is the first book I've read from Reich -- and I get the impression that his work will be much better to read in German, as compared to English translations. Considering the subject matter which Reich discusses, that's my theory -- but I am prone to a bit of impatience at times, so since I'm not yet fluent in German I've been reading the English translations. What I've read is quite interesting -- but I would caution that those who read Reich's work had better be capable of thinking for themselves, and that they make sure to think over what he is saying very thoroughly before prematurely taking action, etc. -- also, I stress that my experience with German-to-English translations is that they usually change a lot from the original (meaning: the translations are prone to error and imperfection), especially when one considers the time when Reich was writing -- for this reason, I think anyone seriously interested in studying his work must learn German (and there are many other good reasons to learn German, anyway) to ultimately learn what Reich, himself, theorized and said.

A great alternative to contemporary hysteria

Reich believed that nothing require our dedication more than an understanding of the impact of the environment on the infant child. In Children of the Future, he shows how disastrous the exclusion of genitality is to the young and how important its influence is on their development. Included here is "The Sexual Rights of Youth" published in a revised form.