Escape from childhood
By: by John Holt
Publisher: Holt Associates, Inc.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Child psychology; Child rearing; Youth; Children's rights
Table of contents: title: The problem of childhood; title: The institution of childhood; title: Childhood in history; title: The family and its purposes; title: On the loss of authority of the old; title: The many "crises" of life; title: The burden of having children; title: One use of childhood; title: On "help" and "helpers"; title: The competence of children; title: The child as love object; title: On seeing children as "cute"; title: How children        exploit cuteness; title: Love may not cure everything; title: What children need, we all  need; title: On the use of the word "rights"; title: The right to vote; title: The right to    work; title: The right to own property; title: The right to travel; title: The right to choose one's guardian; title: The right to a guaranteed income; title: The right to legal and financial responsibility; title: The right to control one's learning; title: The right to  use drugs; title: The right to drive; title: The law, the young, and sex; title: Steps to take.