Ever since Prout and James condensed our thinking about childhood into the Emergent Paradigm of Childhood, commentators have argued that children need greater agency in their own lives. We see this every day - children fighting to make their voices heard despite the likes of Gopnik and Rogoff arguing that children have much more capability than we give them credit for. It must be hard fighting for recognition when you have only existed for a few years and you are unable to learn from your contemporaries because you are all kept locked indoors. Given Corsaro's model of Interpretive Reproduction that suggests children take information and then modify it to create their own culture, I wonder what the future will bring now the UK government wants all two year olds to congregate in nurseries - the revolution will not be televised (due to safeguarding concerns).
In this vein, I offer you the following website. Academic? Not in the slightest. However, there is a serious slant to this - could it be that children are having princessy fits because they are just trying to have a say in their own lives? It's not the situation they are railing against, it is the constant powerlessness. Perhaps if they were given the opportunity to be less muted at other times they would be more relaxed when things don't go their way.
I make no apologies for the name of the website because it isn't mine, but if you are of a sensitive disposition you may wish to avoid clicking the link;
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