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300 BCE
children as citizens of the world
- In ancient times, children began to be valued as citizens of the future, which is why they were integrated into work practices and incorporated into the educational world where they were trained in different areas of knowledge.
- infanticide was practiced where parents killed and even ate their own children.
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400
child sexual abuse
The sexual abuse of Greek children was very common, the practice was carried out by older men with young children and was considered a widespread tradition. -
800
child as a man on a small scale
- children were sent to other homes to work or even in their own homes to prepare them for adult life.
- childhood did not exist and was not represented.
- the murder of legitimate children was greatly reduced.
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1420
Renaissance: interest in child development
In the 17th century, the effort to control child abuse was born. -
Tabula Rasa, John Locke
Children are born with a blank mind, so they are neither good nor bad and their future behavior will depend on their experiences. -
School child
The principles of educational and scientific organization of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries give rise to the school child. Alzate, M (2001). Conceptions and images of childhood. -
industrial revolution
the industrial revolution brought about a great change for children, since thanks to the development of new machinery, the physical labor of children was greatly reduced, thus consolidating the role of children in society. -
Rousseau
Rousseau held that children were inherently innocent beings that only the sinful world could corrupt. -
Toilet training, discipline and sex
Children were given suppositories, enemas and oral purges in sickness as well as in health. It was also said that children were identified with their excrement. It was not until the 18th century that the shift from the enema to the chamber pot was made. Not only did toilet training begin at an earlier age, partly as a result of the decline in the use of diapers, but the whole process of getting the child to control his or her bodily products took on a previously unknown emotional importance. -
scaring children with scary images
in 19th century Germany was Jean Paul Richter. In his book entitled levanna, which enjoyed great popularity, he censured parents who dominated their children by means of "images of terror," arguing that medicine provided evidence that "they were often victims of insanity." -
compulsory school for children from 5 to 10 years of age
Compulsory schooling was created for children of these ages in order to educate them -
20th Century
During this century, a clear vision emerged that the welfare of children was not just a family responsibility. Increasingly, children were seen as a responsibility of the state, which intervened in their education, health and upbringing to improve national welfare through the development of its future citizens. -
porfirista state
(1910-1920) the world of the Porfista State, which will see the child as the future citizen and on whom will fall the task of leading the country towards order and progress. -
Freud's conception
Children go through 5 psychosexual stages which are oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital, during each stage sexual energy is expressed in different ways and through different parts of the body. -
The Geneva Declaration
The Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child was the first historic text to recognize children's rights, although it was not binding on States.The text focuses on the welfare of the child and recognizes the child's right to development, assistance, help and protection. -
UNICEF
UNICEF works to ensure the fulfillment of children's rights in an environment of safety, care, participation and protection. Its purpose is to reduce inequality gaps for children and adolescents, so that they have learning opportunities, grow up physically and mentally healthy, and live protected from all types of violence, exploitation and abuse.
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Period: to
Aid (begins in the middle of the 20th century).
- It involves the full participation of both parents in the child's development, striving to empathize and meet the child's needs.
- It does not involve any attempt to form "habits".
- The child is not beaten or repressed.
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Declaration of the Rights of the Child
children became an essential theme in international cooperation programs and children began to be seen as rights holders. -
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
140 States are signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the world's most widely ratified human rights treaty and the foundation on which many social policies for children are currently based. -
Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989
The United Nations General Assembly adopts two Optional Protocols to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which oblige States Parties to take crucial measures both to prevent children from taking part in hostilities during armed conflict and to put an end to the sale, sexual exploitation and abuse of children. -
The State of the World's Children
The State of the World's Children 2005 focuses on childhood, defined as the state and condition of a child's life. -
today's childhood
Today's children are protected by different treaties and organizations that provide them with great stability and security, making them better people full of values and knowledge, as well as preparing them for the future.
Attached is a video of how children raise their voices and help improve the lives of many people.
https://youtu.be/0nLLya5KAfo