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Childhood in History

  • 5000 BCE

    Egipt

    Egipt
    Kids were the successor of their fathers and their education depended on their social status
  • 3000 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia
    Boys and girls used to learn different things, boys used to learn about fishing and hard work, meanwhile girls used to learn about cooking and taking care of babys.
  • 1800 BCE

    Greece

    Greece
    Sick babys would be abandoned or killed and were named a week after they were born to wait if they would survive. Girls were seen at a young age as adults and ready to get married. Education between girl and boys was very different.
  • 800 BCE

    Roman Empire

    Roman Empire
    Kids were raise to be slaves and separated from their family and society
  • 380

    Christanity

    Christanity
    The education changed, kids were educated to serve God and the freethought was not accepted
  • 1400

    Aztecas

    Aztecas
    Boys and girls used to learn different things, boys used to learn about fishing and hard work, meanwhile girls used to learn about cooking and taking care of babys.
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    Kids stopped working and they had to start studying because they had so many free time and in those years education began to be a priority.
  • Contemporary Age

    Contemporary Age
    The hability to satisfy children needs began and pediatric also began so kids could live longer and laws wich taked care of children.
  • Kindergarten

    Kindergarten
    It was important the idea of kids being gathered together in a kindergarten was created
  • UNICEF

    UNICEF
    UNICEF is founded after the WW2 to help kids in Europe.
  • The declaration of the rights of the child

    The declaration of the rights of the child
    In this convention, the agreement reached its own characteristics and needs, the child as a person, with the right to personal identity, dignity and freedom. Those rights are valid now days and allows children to have a better life.
  • Nowadays

    Nowadays
    Nowdays girls and boys are educated the same and children have their own rights. According to UNICEF: "Childhood is the time for children to be in school and at play, to grow strong and confident with the love and encouragement of their family and an extended community of caring adults. It is a precious time in which children should live free from fear, safe from violence and protected from abuse and exploitation."