Parenting site, Netmums, recently published a survey entitled “Tweens – does childhood end at age 12?” The survey revealed that many Netmums members feel that their children are growing up much faster than previous generations.
Kate Bradley, Lecturer in Social History at the University of Kent, puts these parental concerns into historical context in an opinion article published by History and Policy.
The full article can be viewed on the History and Policy site:
http://www.historyandpolicy.org/opinion/opinion_106.html
Kate Bradley is a Lecturer in Social History and Social Policy in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent.