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160 BCE
GREEK ERA
where the democratic history of the West begins, children begin to be valued as citizens of the future, so their incorporation into the educational world becomes important. In addition, the development of pediatrics, gynecology, etc. also begins. This era was decisive because the valuation of the child (male and upper social class) was born as a citizen, although not as present, but as future. -
1200
CHRISTIANITY
from its beginnings, reinforces the role of fathers and mothers, as it emphasizes their obligation, by God's command, to feed and teach their sons and daughters. Even infanticide begins to be described as murder. -
1480
MIDDLE AGE
At this time the boy and girl are considered private property of fathers and mothers, in addition to this, it should be mentioned that there was a fairly discriminatory treatment towards girls and women. On the other hand, its incorporation into adult life was done without any transition to the new life model, and the infant era ended at seven years. -
1555
THE REINAISSANCE
. During this period you can see a greater appreciation of boys and girls, and therefore of their education. The institutionalization of the school begins, although it must be taken into account that there were different educational models, adapted to the different social classes (nobility, bourgeoisie and working class). On the other hand, it cannot be ignored that public authorities supervised, on many occasions, the begging of boys and girls. -
LIBERALISM
It is the time of recognition of rights through various revolutions that proclaimed the need for acceptance and institutional defense of Human Rights, as was the French Revolution. These insurrections are usually accompanied by a philosophy of helping others, oriented mainly towards charity and philanthropy. Likewise, the State is ultimately considered to be responsible for guaranteeing these rights. -
XIX CENTURY
children of the poorest classes had harsh living and working conditions. For this reason, the so-called "saviors of children" movements arise in different countries whose objective was the re-education of marginal children that caused problems to the society of the time. With the charity, different aid institutions are born to facilitate the living conditions of those in a situation of greater poverty and, therefore, also to the disadvantaged children of that time. -
START XX CENTURY
a new social concept of childhood appears, boys - and especially girls - are considered a citizenship with specific needs, so you must have a series of specific rights. It is assumed that during childhood we human beings are much more vulnerable than in adulthood, so more protection is required by the competent institutions. -
FINAL XX CENTURY
boys and girls begin to be seen as a social group, with a series of internationally recognized rights, being subject to rights and not subject to them. The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that they are citizens, and that among their rights is social participation. -
ACTUALITY
in the actuality we can aprecciate that the childhood its affected by the consoles, the computers, a child rather be playing some game in his xbox than go to the park to play whit friends, its not a bad childhood, but that sedentarism its not beneficious.
