Re:Children are NOT miniature adults! (Score 1)

So speaks a close-minded, negative and conservative person. Do you follow the old "spare the rod, spoil the child" idea as well? Treating children the way you described is a recipe for neurotic, diffident children. Children need guidance, yes, but they are not stupid. Take the time to explain why they should or should not do something. They will get the message. In this particular case, there was absolutely -no- reason for the child not to feel proud of her work. Discrimination is a fact of life, and the sooner a child can come to terms with that reality, the better. Far better for a child to learn about prejudice through a controlled experiment than to be taunted or attacked because he or she is "different"