Young children, reason and creativity
Why it is a mistake to think that you are seeing evidence that reason only develops later in childhood.
Old – from the 1994 archive
Whose values matter?
When children’s wishes for their own lives clash with parents’ wishes for the children’s lives.
Intimidation called ‘influence’
Arguing about whether coercion is really just force or threat of force.
Did the coercion achieve its intended effect?
Coercion would be wrong even if it did work, but it often doesn’t. And whether or not it accomplishes its intended effect, it often has unintended effects too.
The Original Sin argument
Who are fallible human parents to beat the Original Sin out of their children?
Coercion and influence
An early argument about coercion
Welcome to the Taking Children Seriously list!
This was the second ever post on the email-based discussion forum we called ‘the Taking Children Seriously list’.
The first list post
The first post ever on the then brand new email-based discussion group forum we called ‘the Taking Children Seriously List’.