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Things characteristic of childhood.
- Everything is new for us. It is a big world and we are
learning about it. It is a time in our lives for
discovery and learning.
- Occasions like Christmas, Halloween, birthdays, etc. mean a
lot to us. They are all new to us. We learn for the
first time about Christmas trees, Santa Claus, Jack-o-
lanterns, etc.
- It is a time for playing, games, activity and imagination.
It is a time for high spirits, enthusiasm, exuberance.
The young, not only of the human species but also of the
animal world, are playful, frisky and exuberant (as seen
in the playfulness of young kittens, puppies, bear cubs,
etc.). Children love toys, building blocks, tinker-toys
and sand boxes.
- Children are dependent on their parents for the basic
essentials of life (food, shelter, clothing, protection
from a hard world). They assume these basic essentials as
givens, pay no thought to them, are without care in regard
to them.
- Childhood thinking is characterized by idealism,
impracticality and by considerable ignorance (especially
in regard to the realities of life).
Things characteristic of adulthood
- responsibility, duty, obligation
- concern for the practicalities of life, especially the
acquisition of the basic necessities of life (i.e. food,
shelter, clothing)
- self-reliance, independence
June 1992
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