The moment a child takes their first breathe, they are a blank slate ready to molded by the surroundings of the world they have just entered. They have no concept of what is right and wrong or how they are supposed to act in public. Children are like a blank canvas meaning that when they are born they have no sins, no conception of life, they do not know how to handle life until they experience it for themselves. The way experiences affect children can change the way a child turns out for better or for worse (Chugani). John Locke’s philosophy of a child being a blank state that is formed throughout experience has shaped the way our society teaches children. Children follow the behavioral patterns of the adults who surround them (Chugani).
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According to Candace Webb of Demand Media, “A child who was taught morals, values and virtues would grow up to be a strong and well principled adult, according to Locke’s childhood development theories. Locke believed that if a child watched and was taught immoral behavior he would follow that pattern,” (Webb). Children can not be expected to be well taught if parents and adults do not let them learn how to go through life on their own. If children are not taught life lessons as a child they will never be able to live on their own as they will always need someone to do things for them. In her book, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley writes, “...from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery,” (117). If children are not taught basic lessons of life, they will never be able to forgive their elders for shaping their lives for the better. Children will be discouraged with themselves for the being the way they are when it is their elders fault for not teaching them what life has to offer. By learning from their elders, children will be able to turn the blank states that they are into extraordinary …show more content…
Children need to learn from their parents in order to learn and grow from the situations they encounter. This is important because the lessons children learn from their parents will shape the way children turn out in life. Children have no concept of how vital the experiences they come in contact with are to their futures which is why it is the parent's job to teach them when they are young. From the first breathe a child takes to the last moment of their life, the experiences they encountered will have formed their personality for better and for
According to Candace Webb of Demand Media, “A child who was taught morals, values and virtues would grow up to be a strong and well principled adult, according to Locke’s childhood development theories. Locke believed that if a child watched and was taught immoral behavior he would follow that pattern,” (Webb). Children can not be expected to be well taught if parents and adults do not let them learn how to go through life on their own. If children are not taught life lessons as a child they will never be able to live on their own as they will always need someone to do things for them. In her book, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley writes, “...from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery,” (117). If children are not taught basic lessons of life, they will never be able to forgive their elders for shaping their lives for the better. Children will be discouraged with themselves for the being the way they are when it is their elders fault for not teaching them what life has to offer. By learning from their elders, children will be able to turn the blank states that they are into extraordinary …show more content…
Children need to learn from their parents in order to learn and grow from the situations they encounter. This is important because the lessons children learn from their parents will shape the way children turn out in life. Children have no concept of how vital the experiences they come in contact with are to their futures which is why it is the parent's job to teach them when they are young. From the first breathe a child takes to the last moment of their life, the experiences they encountered will have formed their personality for better and for