Eileen Johnson Psychology Books | Child Rights sku-36112656

The Children's Bill of Emotional Rights: A Guide to the Needs of Children is a paperback in Eileen Johnson Psychology Books (sku-36112656). It begins with an estimate of 7 billion people worldwide, including 2 billion children. The book calls children the last unheard minority: adults seldom listen to them or acknowledge their rights, even though children depend on adults for survival and well-being and are therefore in a subordinate position. The book says the UN recently issued a Charter of the Rights of the Child but left out children's emotional rights. It describes children around the world being bullied, dismissed and treated as inferior. Children may survive hunger, cold and physical trauma, it argues, while emotional harm in childhood can cause lifelong problems. As children become teenagers and young adults, those problems can have consequences for society, including bullying, suicide and mass murder. The book starts from the principle that people in every society have human rights, then sets out children's emotional rights and why adults should respect them. It discusses how parents and teachers can change the way they respond to children. Some adults bring preconceived ideas about discipline and control; others lack information about how children think or why they cannot respond as adults expect. The book also addresses the anger and frustration adults feel when they do not understand children's emotional expressions. It argues that controlling or manipulating children does not create a healthy community, and offers insights into children's minds and examples of patient, compassionate responses to guide parents and teachers toward greater respect for children's rights.