Locke And Rousseau's Analysis

Both Locke and his “children need instruction” point of view and Rousseau’s “innate goodness of children” philosophy helped to bring about changes in the way children were treated by parents and by society. Today, according to Santrock (2011), the Western view of children holds that childhood is a highly eventful and unique period of life that is very different from the adult years. Certainly, it can be said that childhood is recognized as a special stage of development and is by no means an inconvenient waiting period during which adults have to experience the ineptness of children.
Instead, again, as Santrock says, “We protect children from the stress and responsibilities of adult work through strict child labor laws. We handle their crimes