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Protecting childhood innocence is a disservice to kids, argues expert
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:54:08
Publish Date: 2025-03-27 12:10:00
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We should move away from this idea that childhood should be filled with innocence, safe from the knowledge of difficult things argues Critical Cultural Theorist of Childhood Julie Garlen. Kids do experience difficulty, even in the best of circumstances, and she suggests they need the tools and language to navigate the lives they are living. Constructing childhood as a time of innocence limits children's opportunities for growth and learning.
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