Simply in evolutionary terms, children are vulnerable for a very long time. As a parent it feels like a massively long time when they are still raiding your fridge at 26 years old! Most of our development is neurological and we create millions of neurological…
Cathy Nutbrown, Children’s Rights and Education (1996) <i>"There is a mischievous mistruth in the belief that doing certain things early helps children get ready for the next stage. The best way to help a child to get ready to be 5 is to let her…