Let a Child Be a Child

LetaChildBeaChildthetraditionalcultureandcurrentsituationofchinabeentakenintoaccount,adjustmentoflawstorecognizethematurityofchildrenatanearlyagethusseemstobehastyandimpractical.itwouldbeidealifeveryoneinsocietywereresponsiblefortheirownactionsandwords,iftheywereinotherwordsindependentindividualsinlaw.however,childrenover15areaspecialgroup,especiallyinchina.theadjustmentsoflawsmayrequiretwoassumptions,first,childrenover15arealreadymatureenoughtomakegooddecisionsfortheirownlives.second,theyhavetheabilitytopayfortheirmisbehavior.unfortunately,nowadayschildreninchinafailinbothaspects.underthegreatcareandloveoftheparents,thebehaviorofmostchildrenover15canneverbedescribedaspremature.halfacenturyago,childrenattheageofsixteenorseventeenwerealreadydoingheavyworkinfactoriesandearningmoneytohelpsupportthefamily,whilechildrenatthesameagetodayarestillpureflowersinthegreenhousewhichabsorbthesunshineandwaitforwatering.theyreceivemonthlyallowance,leavetheirclotheswashedbyparentsandwaitfordinnertobeready.itisbecauseofthelackofsocialcontactandexperiencethatchildrenover15mayseemunsophisticated,andevennaivesometimes.thefocusofchildren`slivesmovesbetweenthefamilyandschool.thoughchildrenthemselvesmaytakeitforgrantedthattheyhavegrownupandcouldactlikeadults,actuallytheyarewhilechildren`simmaturityhinderstheadjustmentofthelaw,theattitudesofparentsandteachersreflectthatitisimpracticaltodoso.sinceeachfamilycouldonlyhaveonechildatpresent,mostcouplespaymeticulousattentiontotheirchildrenandalwaystrytointerferewiththedecisionsofthechildren.furthermore,teachersalsohavegreatinfluenceonchildren,aswellastheirbehavior.tosomeextent,itwouldbeunfairtopunishachild`smisbehavioragainstlaw,neglectingthechild`signoranceandimmaturity,andignoringtheadults`influence.forchildrenover15stillcannotberegardedasindependentindividualsinlaw.itisobviousthatchildrenover15inchinaaredependentontheirparentsandliabletotakeothers`opinions.soit`snottherighttimetoallowthemtodothingswhichgobeyondtheirability.justletachildbeachild.