Description
West African, Filipino and English children share important parts of their lives. We hear of the sadness of racial discrimination, of being called ‘black pudding’, superstitions and ideas of witchcraft surrounding death, of children’s strong feelings about unfairness; of fears, hopes and dreams. The strength of desires for greater freedom are amply demonstrated and one child shows remarkable understanding of how parents function. Attitudes to children of the opposite sex are shared and there is ever present sibling rivalry.
Feelings about physical punishment are also presented. Part of a series of programmes by Malcolm Brown, who made the Talking About..’ series. For teaching and learning purposes, the human life span is divided into 12 linked stages, from the pre-school child to the very old.
