Childhood time line

  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Prehistoric times

    Childres were seen as an essential for survival and expected to contribute to household chores and the tribe´s well- being from an early age
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 500

    ANTCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

    Children were conseidered property of their parents and had limited rights. they were often subjeted to child labor, slavery and early marriages
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    MIDDLE AGES

    Childhood was seen as a period of vulnerability and innocence. children were often sent to work as apprentices or servants
  • Period: 1400 to

    REINASSANCE

    Childhood as a distrinct stage of life emerged, with focus on educational and moral development. Children were portayed in art as innocent and pure beings
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    INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

    Rapid urbanization and industralization led to child labor explotation. Childrens as young as five or six were sent to work in factories, mines and mills, often in hazardous conditions
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    19th CENTURY

    Social reform movements emerged, advocating for better working conditions and education for childrens from labor explotation were passed
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    CENTURY 20

    The United Nations declaration of the rights of the child in 1959 and the Convention of the rights of the Child established international standards for the protection and well- being of childrens
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    IN ACTUALLITY

    Today childhood continues be a focus attention and concern worldwid. Efforts are focused on ensuring quality education, protecting children from labor explotation, promoting their participation in decision and ensuring their well being in crisis and conflict situations