Childism

Parent and child sitting together at a kitchen table reading a newspaper. The Home Ed Daily

Childism, home education, and the politics of treating children as people

Childism, adult power, home education, politics, and why children deserve respect before they become adults.

There is something deeply uncomfortable about the way society talks about children.

We say they are precious. We say they are the future. We say they matter more than anything. Then we complain when they exist too loudly in public. We tell them to sit still, be quiet, fit in,...