Childhood Childhood as better now Those arguing that childhood is better now point to the following: the fall in the infant mortality rate and improvements in child healthcare various pieces of legislation which have removed children from full-time work at an early age, and offered young people protection when at work the gradual extension of the period in which children are in full-time education the development of legal rights for children the growth of specialist services for both children and parents to help to ensure the wellbeing of children the development of specialist toys and literature considered 'age-appropriate' legislation to protect children from things which would be harmful to them, e.g.
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