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Report RE: 6th July, Dr.Crabbere's Children Have Rights Day
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RE: 6th July, Dr.Crabbere's Children Have Rights Day - 02-04-09 16:36
by: Karine
I agree children should have rights to express their feelings with adults who have empathy with the child and listen to what they are saying. But all too frequently at the moment I am seeing a turn in the way adults are treated by young adults who have been heard through their childhood. Some have become quite selfish, vocal and unable to listen to others opinions and advice. Not that I want to liken children to animals, but when you have a puppy you train it to sit, listen, come back so that they do not get into any danger, I am afraid for the children of our times, who do not seem to have had good adult input to teach them the basics in life. Just yesterday I gave up my seat for someone of the older generation, and a teenage boy laughed his head off and commented he would not move for anyone as he had paid for his seat. -
I agree that children need a voice, you use the term subordinate - throughout life we are being told that we are all equal, yet when it comes to work life - we are not, there is always someone in charge whom we need to listen to and obey - we also give children many choices now, which can sometimes confuse them and hinder direction. Life in general means that their is always someone in charge - I am a subordinate at work - but it does not make me less of a person, I know when I should speak out at work, and when I need to hold my tongue due to respect for my boss. Everyone, including a child is a subordinate at sometime. It is just terminology and can be turned into a positive, rather than a negative piece of terminology.
Self Value has become the main highlight and aim of the early years practitioner for the sake of the child, but as a practitioner I will teach that it is also essential to value those around you, otherwise it will be a lonely hostile world for that child who may become self obsessed and self- centrered - is that not what is happening to our children today in some instances?
Interesting debate!