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Lunatic Childcare: 24/7

April 20, 2015 by Alexia Raynal

Every now and then I read an interesting article about parenting. While this is not a blog on parenting, I like to comment on articles that address these issues because they reflect a big part of how we think about children. On “Seven Reasons We Hate Free-Range Parents,” Meghan McArdle wonders why America has “gone lunatic” on unattended children. Parents hover over their kids as if every step might be their last. If they don’t hover, strangers do, calling the police to report any […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: capitalism, childhood, children

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Trouble on Memory Lane

April 13, 2015 by Alexia Raynal

Sociologist Sari Knopp Biklen died last year, but she left a substantial body of research that will undoubtedly be brought to life by people across disciplines. In reading her article “Trouble on Memory Lane,” I am reminded of the analytical risks of working with youth, including the assumption that we can connect to a group we once belonged to. Whether you like it or not, says Biklen, people who study youth often travel down memory lane to revisit their own adolescence . […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, children, Sari Knopp Biklen

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The haunting Kiss of the Fur Queen

March 27, 2015 by William Eaton

Sometimes you read a story so beautiful it stays in your head for days, and you keep going back to it, trying to understand how it got such a hold on your imagination. Kiss of the Fur Queen is that kind of story. Tomson Highway’s heartbreaking semi-autobiographical novel is about two Cree Indian brothers, Champion and Ooneemeetoo, who spend the early years of their childhood on a reservation in Northern Manitoba. Baptized Jeremiah and Gabriel, they are sent to a […]

Categories: Catherine Vigier, ZiR • Tags: childhood, homosexuality, sexual assault

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Very little is known about the photographic practices of people under 18

March 16, 2015 by Alexia Raynal

In an article published in 2008, sociologist Penny Tinkler argued that “Very little is known about the photographic practices of people under 18 — that is, the range of ways and media through which they take, feature in, and use photographs.” Today, her words might make readers chuckle. Anyone looking at teenagers’ current photo uses would be surprised at how quickly Tinkler’s concerns are no longer valid. According to KPBC’s Internet Trends Report, over 1.8 billion new photos were shared every day on social media in […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, Penny Tinkler, photography, social media

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Michael “Little B” Lewis, abandoned orphan who has spent more continuous time incarcerated than any person starting his sentence at the same age.

How to treat a boy convicted at age 13

February 16, 2015 by Alexia Raynal

Last month, The Daily Kos published an article written by Shaun King about Michael “Little B” Lewis, a 13-year-old Atlanta resident who was convicted for murder in 1997. In one of the first paragraphs, King explains: [Lewis’s] story had gripped the city and was regularly on the nightly news and on the front page of the AJC. They said he murdered a dad in cold blood in front of his kids on January 21, 1997. I didn’t know if it was true or not, but […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, children, civil rights, crime, education, politics

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A culture’s fear of aging

February 9, 2015 by Alexia Raynal

Two weeks ago I came across a book titled How to Age as I strolled through the snowy streets of Brooklyn. The book, written by Anne Karpf, criticized people’s fear of aging and promoted advanced adulthood as a nurturing life stage. To illustrate negative views of aging, Karpf used an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science in 2000 as an example: In a booth open only to children under 15, participants had their photo taken and then, at the press of a button, a […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: aging, Anne Karpf, art, Boston Museum of Science, childhood, children, How to Age, technology

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Simpler Times

January 14, 2015 by fritztucker

Today I stumbled upon these photos from a 1946 yearbook uploaded to Imgur. The captions speak for themselves, with descriptions like: Vera Brumfield: Our pretty little “fat” girl–nice as they come. Doesn’t really need reducing. Mildred Howerton: Here comes the Navy. She’s got the ring but Mildred, remember, a sailor’s got a gal in every port. Catherine Cobb: Plump, nice, good all around. Always a smile, never a frown–Her pet game is basketball. Romaine Childress: Big little woman, pleasant ways, […]

Categories: Fritz Tucker, ZiLL • Tags: childhood, civil rights, education, gender, love, politics, sexuality, women

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Please come back. . .Next Year!

December 15, 2014 by Alexia Raynal

Alexia Raynal is heading home for the holidays. Her commentary in the fields of children and childhood will return next year. Wish her luck as she tries to keep her hands off the keyboard! From Duncan Tonatiuh’s book Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin. Watch him read the stories of two cousins—Carlos and Charlie—about their lives across borders here. — Alexia Raynal, Zeteo Associate Editor To read more posts in the fields of children and childhood by Alexia Raynal, visit her ZiR page here.

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: books, childhood, children, Duncan Tonatiuh, reading

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Ronald McDonald and Boy, arms spread, Christ-like

McDonald “inspires” through magic and fun

December 8, 2014 by Alexia Raynal

How the food industry limits children’s healthy choices I first heard about Fed Up—a documentary about obesity in the United States—when a review by The Huffington Post made it to my news feed last week. In the article, Corinna Clendenen addresses the documentary’s stories of children’s struggles to lose weight. She is not entirely convinced about the health facts in it, but she shares concerns about the manipulative strategies of the food industry. For example, Clendenen explains: The film takes a hard look at the post-war food industry and […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiLL • Tags: capitalism, childhood, children, Erik Ravelo, Fed Up, film, McDonald's, Michelle Obama, politics, The Huffington Post

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