Let a Child Be a Child

thetraditionalcultureandcurrentsituationofchinabeentakenintoaccount,adjustmentoflawstorecognizethematurityofchildrenatanearlyagethusseemstobehastyandimpractical.

itwouldbeidealifeveryoneinsocietywereresponsiblefortheirownactionsandwords,iftheywereinotherwordsindependentindividualsinlaw.however,childrenover15areaspecialgroup,especiallyinchina.

theadjustmentsoflawsmayrequiretwoassumptions,first,childrenover15arealreadymatureenoughtomakegooddecisionsfortheirownlives.second,theyhavetheabilitytopayfortheirmisbehavior.unfortunately,nowadayschildreninchinafailinbothaspects.

underthegreatcareandloveoftheparents,thebehaviorofmostchildrenover15canneverbedescribedaspremature.halfacenturyago,childrenattheageofsixteenorseventeenwerealreadydoingheavyworkinfactoriesandearningmoneytohelpsupportthefamily,whilechildrenatthesameagetodayarestillpureflowersinthegreenhousewhichabsorbthesunshineandwaitforwatering.theyreceivemonthlyallowance,leavetheirclotheswashedbyparentsandwaitfordinnertobeready.itisbecauseofthelackofsocialcontactandexperiencethatchildrenover15mayseemunsophisticated,andevennaivesometimes.thefocusofchildrenslivesmovesbetweenthefamilyandschool.thoughchildrenthemselvesmaytakeitforgrantedthattheyhavegrownupandcouldactlikeadults,actuallytheyare

whilechildrensimmaturityhinderstheadjustmentofthelaw,theattitudesofparentsandteachersreflectthatitisimpracticaltodoso.sinceeachfamilycouldonlyhaveonechildatpresent,mostcouplespaymeticulousattentiontotheirchildrenandalwaystrytointerferewiththedecisionsofthechildren.furthermore,teachersalsohavegreatinfluenceonchildren,aswellastheirbehavior.tosomeextent,itwouldbeunfairtopunishachildsmisbehavioragainstlaw,neglectingthechildsignoranceandimmaturity,andignoringtheadultsinfluence.forchildrenover15stillcannotberegardedasindependentindividualsinlaw.

itisobviousthatchildrenover15inchinaaredependentontheirparentsandliabletotakeothersopinions.soitsnottherighttimetoallowthemtodothingswhichgobeyondtheirability.justletachildbeachild.