Link to External Source Article Friday, March 14, 2008 Are we robbing our children of their childhood?
By Joseph M. Cachia Online Journal Contributing Writer Mar 13, 2008 ‘The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.’ –Dietrich Bonhoeffer Today children are under increasing pressure to grow up quickly and are not being allowed to enjoy their childhood. Children are entitled to a proper childhood and parents need help to realize this right. This is as much their right as giving them food, shelter and education. ‘The boundaries between adulthood and childhood are definitely becoming eroded,’ says Dr. Karen McGavock, an expert on childhood. Children are being seen as miniature adults. We are making them more miserable by forcing them into a premature adulthood. Childhood itself is disappearing in our society and the media, foremost the TV, are to blame. We need cultural safeguards against the erosion of childhood as this poses a threat of damaging effects of the mental and sexual health of our children. Considering the time spent in front of a screen — whether
