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1700 BCE
the child and kindness
they begin to talk about love and care for children. It is recognized that there is an innate goodness in them and it is society that corrupts them.families tried to accommodate them. -
1520 BCE
the child and his environment
the child was a product of environmental and cultural forces. Since it was related to not having knowledge, being neither good nor bad, then he should be punished now so as not to be punished as an adult. -
1400 BCE
Ambivalence
they are involved in adult activities. Physical punishment was common, both to prevent unwanted behavior and to vent frustration on the adults around them. The first treatises on childhood appear.
compulsory education is required for boys and girls up to the age of 12, except for those who are abandoned.
Higher education was only reserved for upper-class males, and physical punishment was frowned upon.
Girls from poor families were handed over as servants to wealthy families. -
1200 BCE
abandonment
t is recognized that they have a soul and therefore they can no longer be simply killed, so they opt for abandonment. This is a less direct infanticide as it leaves the child's survival to chance in the hands of the elements. -
800 BCE
Infanticide
Children were considered the property of their parents and, therefore, like any good, they could decide over their lives, public opinion normalized infanticide.
This period of childhood is characterized by:
1.Have an invisible character.
2.There was no concept of childhood.
3. They were not recognized.
4.Childhood was a period of fragility. -
the importance of the child begins to be noticed.
It focuses on guiding boys and girls to become adults. Educational guidelines are created to support socialization among them. There is a latent concern for their protection, beyond charitable models. The general consensus is that they must be cared for and society is called upon to assume that commitment. The reference standard is still the adult, so improvement models are still being worked on. -
Working kids
The idea of the child as a worker and apprentice reappears, which arises as a result of industrial principles.
In accordance with the conception of the child as a worker, the idea of the child as an economic possession emerges. -
child's identity
At the end of the 19th century, a strong relationship began to grow between children, doctors, educators and photojournalists, which gave way to the creation of a child identity. Children were endowed with a different cultural, social, and political significance than adults. To legitimize this position, photography was used.
The sciences that were consolidating at the end of this century also bet on this conception of childhood. -
United Nations
the Declaration of the Rights of the Child is enacted, a commitment among all UN member countries to guarantee the protection of minors. -
in the two thousand
it is about developing their unique characteristics as individuals, understanding their needs and enhancing their abilities. Parents and caregivers patiently and responsibly assume the task of parenting. Society in general recognizes childhood and gives importance to this phase in development. -
actually child´s
Girls and boys are holders of all the rights recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international treaties and conventions that develop them.In addition, there is much more awareness of the important stage that it is for the formation of the individual.