The Rights of Children
SOMETIMES we trespass on the. rights of children by taking them too much for granted, It’s true that they are small and ignorant and young and therefore can be expected to Tespect the grownups who have so much more knowledge and experience. But what right have we to expect servica from
them just to suit our convenie ence? Readiness to help — yes — but automatic service! Well — why? In that case, we have to be as courteous as we would be to an adult and quite as appreciative of their effort in fetch« ing a handkerchief or anything else that we've forgotten. It seems as if intangible rewards come into the picture again, Another essential for full deve-
fopment is the companionship of other children. After the early squabbles and rivalries have been settled, this companionship helps to build the feeling of security and solidarity. Great care is needed in the early days to see that children are more or less evenly matched, and that their naturally friendly impulses find more expression than their naturally aggressive impulses. After that, they should need only occasional help in learning good social adjustment.- (" Conversations by the Fireside: The Rights of Children," by Miss D. E. Dolton. 3YA. Tune 30)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 108, 18 July 1941, Page 5
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209The Rights of Children New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 108, 18 July 1941, Page 5
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