Excellent, compassionate, thought-provoking book. This book exposes the sad reality of how children are treated in our society: as "super-pets", "love objects", or slaves. Would you ever walk up to an adult stranger and touch them without their permission, calling them "cute"? No? Well, why do it to a child? They dislike it just as much as adults do. Perhaps it is because we have no respect for children and do not view them as fully human, but as objects for our enjoyment.
This book suggests that children should have the opportunity not only to be treated with basic respect, but also to be given the chance to hold age-appropriate paid jobs, to vote in elections and on issues, to own property, to travel, and, importantly, to choose their own guardians. Much child abuse could be avoided if children could reject their parents as "not good enough", and, moreover be educated about what constitutes "not good enough".
Lots of interesting and worthy ideas to consider here. This book proposes radical, yet very positive changes to how we currently relate to the youngest among us.
This book suggests that children should have the opportunity not only to be treated with basic respect, but also to be given the chance to hold age-appropriate paid jobs, to vote in elections and on issues, to own property, to travel, and, importantly, to choose their own guardians. Much child abuse could be avoided if children could reject their parents as "not good enough", and, moreover be educated about what constitutes "not good enough".
Lots of interesting and worthy ideas to consider here. This book proposes radical, yet very positive changes to how we currently relate to the youngest among us.
