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4500 BCE
Ancient Mesopotamia
kids were educated by their parents and received severe pinushments, during this thime girls were allowed to marry. -
3150 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Children were expected with happiness, they looked for a good education and even performed rituals to know the sex of the baby. -
2600 BCE
Ancient Greece
There were rituals where children were born and at 5 days old they had a kind of feast and at 6 years old they were taken to a festival to choose their profession. -
2000 BCE
Ancient China
Boys were accepted in a better way than girls, if there was a low economy, girls were sold. -
1750 BCE
Ancient India
Boys received a great education unlike girls. -
730 BCE
Ancient Rome
Babies born with enormous intellectual capacities were killed or rejected by their parents. -
Period: 354 to 430
first conception of children
During this time children were the property of the parents, they were considered as small mistakes, many children had no home. Infanticide and frequent abortions occurred at this time. -
Period: 570 to 632
Muhammad
During this time there was femicide in babies, the nomadic tribes were happy when boys were born, but when it was a girl it was a mistake, they killed them and buried them alive at birth. -
1500
Middle Ages (IV-XIII century)
Children were accepted as beings with souls, the way to get rid of them was through abortion.
At this time the education was given by the church and its schools were the monasteries, the rich children received this education and the poor could not obtain this education due to lack of resources. -
1517
protestant reform
Martin Luther demanded that the rulers create schools to offer religious education in which all children would be influenced regardless of their economic level, however, there were still problems with the children. -
(XIV-XVII century)
Children had no specific place in society.
In many places children were still considered as a "bad" being. -
John Locke
He spoke of the education of the child, in this case he mentions that the child is like a blank slate, he is innocent, naive and can be molded, in addition to this he mentioned that the only true education was that which is carried out by stimulating the child's capacity for the demands of the social situations in which he will find himself. -
Intrusion
The modern feeling of childhood appears, at this time the perspective of the child changes a little more, it is no longer considered as a "dangerous enemy", at this time pediatrics and scientific views towards the concept of childhood are born. -
the enlightenment
One of the most important authors at this time was Jean Rousseau, he mentions the following: "The child is born good, it is society that corrupts him", he characterizes him as a kind being and makes known the importance of the education of children, he writes a very important book titled "Emilio", he discovers childhood and the rights of the child, he recommends understanding towards children. -
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Industrial Revolution
Children are used as laborers from a very early age, working in factories, e.g. "Oliver Twist". -
Socialization
The character of taking care of the child and guiding him/her instead of dominating him/her is generated, educational treaties were made, for the first time parents are systematically interested in children, at this time there is a great concern for pedagogical protection, however, the adult is still more important than the child. -
John Dewey
He was very important in the field of pedagogy, openly critical of "traditional education is authoritarian and excessively formal". -
Maria Montessori
She was an educator who proved that through play children investigate their environment and acquire knowledge. -
Jean Piaget
Questioned traditional education and the inability of these methods to prevent the development of the experimental spirit in people. -
Help
The relationship with the child is basically empathetic, seeking to develop each child's own characteristics, understanding his or her needs and promoting his or her activities. Parents create a pleasant environment for the child. -
Ginebra declaration on the rights of the Child
It focuses on the welfare of children and recognizes their rights to development, assistance and protection. -
Declaration of the Rights of the Child, UN General Assembly
It is considered that the child, because of his or her lack of physical and mental maturity, needs special protection and care. -
International Convention on the Rights of the Child
The child is defined as a subject of rights, recognizing in childhood the status of person and citizen. -
Law 115
"School education corresponds to that offered to children for their integral development in biological, cognitive, psychomotor, socio-affective and spiritual aspects through pedagogical and recreational socialization experiences". -
Century of the Child
Unlike in the past, the child has a greater social inclusion thanks to changes in the family and educational nucleus. -
Launch of the "Colombia for Early Childhood" alliance.
A mobilization was created through a working group integrated by the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare-ICBF. -
Statement of the Ministry of National Education and the law of childhood and adolescence.
It mentions the following: "educating a child means opening the world to him and putting it within his reach, it also means helping him to break down many of the barriers that may prevent him from projecting his life"