Comments on: Are children innocent, or not?

By: Alissa Roy

Alissa Roy — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:21:15 +0000

Children are the purest form of humankind, so I am shocked at how supportive some people are of the immense suppression we impose upon them. In a perfect world, children would be able to determine what is acceptable, not us hyper-self-conscious adults.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:26:16 +0000

Children react the same way to adult situations when presented as adults do to childlike oppourtunites when presented. Just look at the hardend self-awareness in a ten-year old child in a war torn country and look at Hugh Hefner in his pjs surrounded by “bunnies”. “Childhood” is how you live and what is accepted. Most “geeks” never lose THEIR childhood. Think of the movie The 40 yr old Virgin, or NBA owner Mark Cuban a multi-millionaire whose pad consist of serious video games and other “childhood” pursuits. The real enemy of childhood is EXTOVERSION. You simply do not find this problem in introvert populations. But, of course it will be teased out of them by the popular “sassy” crowd who just can’t wait to grow up only to spend the rest of their lives trying to reclaim their “innoncence”. People should really back off the introverts and maybe the “magic” would thrive a lot longer, possibly even for a lifetime!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:24:49 +0000

We forget that the ‘innocence of childhood’ we have now is a fairly recent creation. Human living conditions have not always allowed the protracted ‘youth’ our children have today. That 15 year old girl was of marriageable age not too long ago and we should not forget that–while we have decided that there is a long ‘youth’ in which ‘innocent’ children can grow, our evolutionary imperatives have made no such decision.

By: Bob Devine

Bob Devine — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:07:03 +0000

I commented earlier on this post and normally after I make a comment I do not return to to see what others say I state my view and that is it. For what ever reason ?? I came back and read the comments again today. All I have to say is WOW. I am sure glad I did not grow up in a family with the attitude of the other commenters on this post. I surely hope that my comment was not read as negatively as I took the ones after mine.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:40 +0000

Innocence is an illusion. It, like a previous poster said, is the gift of not having to deal with adult decisions and responsibilities until later in life.

I was raised a latch key child in an unforunate situation. I woke up at 5AM every sunday and delivered over 200 newspapers every sunday. It was either that or go hungry. Once I was 16 I got my SIN card and worked 24 hours a week while in fulltime highschool. I still graduated highschool with excellent grades.

Would life have been easier if I was born into a wealthy 2 parent family with a large income. Sure it would have been. Would I have the same work ethic and belief that if you’re willing to work hard you can succeed. Probably not.

The problem these days is that we “baby” our children. Children can’t fail in grade school anymore. They are moved up to the next grade anyways. We are raising a generation of baby’s. Children need to learn that life is not easy. You will fail. You will get hurt. It’s how you react when you fail that makes you a success.

Way off topic from the original post. But couldn’t help myself after reading some of these comments.