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1) Do you agree with Maurice Sendak’s opinion of childhood? Discuss!

51 Comments

Kim

12/21/2017 05:05:39 pm

I agree with his assessment. Sendak's opinion of childhood is right on the money, and children deal with many complex emotions and stresses just like adults, and should learn healthy coping behaviors from a young age.

shirin mirza

12/22/2017 01:55:34 am

Yes, I agree. Children learn ways to express their emotions at a very young age and take it with them all the way through adulthood.

Rachel

12/27/2017 12:45:50 pm

Oh, yes. There are many things that seem scary and unknown to a child. I remember talking about all kinds of frightening, horrible things with my cousin, including some of our own relatives, even when they showed nothing but kindness to us. It's only because children are too young to yet understand all of what's going on in the world around them.

Jeff Sagmoen

12/28/2017 11:32:12 am

I think each individual is going to have a different experience in their childhood, and that is why I can only slightly agree with Maurice Sendak. Some are going to have turmoil throughout, while others are going to have worry free childhoods.

Lauri Walker

12/28/2017 04:32:38 pm

I agree that children do face fears and difficulties in childhood that adults don't recognize. They have far less choices and understand far less about what is happening in their world. However, that can also be a blessing at times. Not every child is blessed with loving, responsible parents and that can be the single deciding factor to whether a child has a carefree youth or one that is worrisome.

Rikki

12/29/2017 10:58:30 am

I agree. It’s important for children to understand the feelings they will come by. Books are a great way to help express and understand emotions learning this at a young age will benefit you on how to react with certain situations and dealing with situations in the long run.

Michela Crawford

12/29/2017 10:17:07 pm

I agree that teaching students how to express and manage their feelings will help them as they get older in life.

Sherry Howard

12/30/2017 03:06:20 pm

I totally agree with Sendak's opinion and methods to explain things. I feel if children are given simple ideas they learn to problem solve and relate. Sometimes just having an outlet like a book helps relieve the unexplainable and help life seem easier. What seems small and simple to adults can be something totally different to a child. As we get older sometimes we forget what this world looks like to a child.

Sangeeta

12/31/2017 08:43:34 am

I agree that it is very important for a child to express his/her feeling. Also they should be given an opportunity to express them. I feel we all get caught in our busy lives and focusing on acedemics of our children that we leave out how important it is to express feeling as it will help them when they grow up.

Linda Levack

12/31/2017 04:29:48 pm

I do, it's important for children to be able to express themselves.

Andrea

12/31/2017 10:01:29 pm

I do agree. Not all childhood is hard, but some aspects of it can be and sometimes its more hard for some than others. books allow for use of imagination, speaking about feelings and an escape.

Katelynn Harper

1/2/2018 10:14:38 pm

I agree. I think it is so important for children to learn how to express their emotions. Emotional intelligence is so important as children develop.

Faith link

1/3/2018 04:21:03 pm

I agree, not all children experience happy childhoods. His books help children to express thier emotions.

Faith Fisette

1/3/2018 04:50:38 pm

I agree, not all child experience happy childhoods. His books help children express thier emotions.

Mischelle Strauser

2/6/2018 09:01:21 am

I agree with his opinion that childhood is rough. I would say this especially in the era that he grew up in. I think that things were more strict and the parents were the parents and the children did what they said or face the consequences. This day and age things are a lot different. We don't look at children as a possession, but more so like mini people who have rights and a voice. We are less apt to take the stance that we are the parents or teachers and that is why you have to do what we say. We explain and reason a lot more now. However generation through generation children have had their fair amount of stress that they have needed to deal with. I work with children who have a lot of stress due to poverty. I think they have a lot more to deal with and try to understand than children who grow up with enough. Quite often the families that I deal with are in a constant state of crisis and difficulty in one way or another. Also a child's brain doesn't finish growing until 26, so there are a lot of things that they just can't even begin to comprehend until this time, but quite often are expected to. So in short (lol) I agree with Maurice Sendak in that childhood can be a very difficult time.

Derek

2/28/2018 11:21:13 pm

Yes. Children are people. Life presents a lot of challenges to each of us and children are still developing their skills and capacities to cope with those challenges - even to understand or approach them. Sendak, very rightly, calls this hard work.

Manolita

3/29/2018 06:54:06 pm

I agree. Both children with happy and difficult childhood suffer from insecurity and trepidation. It may not necessarily come from home but from the environment outside of home.

Nancy Awamura

4/18/2018 05:54:49 pm

As a teacher of young children I see their fears and worries daily. I agree with Mr. Sendak that all children need to have an outlet for those worries. Reading and dramatic play are two great ways for children to learn to cope with stress.

Mackenzie link

4/24/2018 04:32:32 pm

Yes i agree because not all children have the same emotions each child goes through a different childhood, each child has their own insecurity.

Michelle

6/5/2018 03:08:06 pm

I agree that children are all in one way or another experience difficulties and or scary things and it is important to teach them to express and work through those challenges

shilpa

6/17/2018 12:38:36 am

Yes , I agree that even though each child is different they can express themselves creatively.

Connie

6/29/2018 06:57:32 am

Yes, this book gives children creative ideas about how to work out strong negative emotions they may feeling as they seek to gain control.

Elizabeth Itaya

7/18/2018 01:27:18 pm

Yes, children are people and everyone has fears and challenges.

Krima Molina

8/28/2018 10:29:11 pm

Though most people's childhood experiences are generally good, there are still quite a lot of us who had very unpleasant moments from when we were young things happened beyond our control. I agree with Sendak's view and I applaud his life's mission to give a label and an avenue for kids to recognize and identify negative emotions as part of childhood. It is very realistic and honors the journeys that some kids experience in their lives as young human beings and the strange things they encounter on a regular basis.

Atsuko

9/2/2018 11:54:28 am

I agree, When children have someway to express their feelings or emotions and escape from trouble, worries, sadness with their creativity they will help children get through their tough times.

Kristyn Hoffmann

9/3/2018 08:54:43 am

I believe that children need help navigating the world and their emotions. I think encouraging them to use their creativity and imagination helps them relate the the characters in these books as well.

Jennifer

9/15/2018 10:28:36 pm

I think back when Maurice was a child and even to an extent when I was a child, there was a 'seen and not heard' mentality which means you are just going along with whatever is being told of you. That unknown can be scary for a child. I think these days, at least where I live and teach, there is a lot more involvement between parent and child. The children are very aware of plans, have a roll in making plans and have a level of input. I don't think it's necessarily the same as it once was.

Megan

9/30/2018 04:59:53 pm

I agree, children are all different and each one is finding their way through their emotions and fears.

Margret Sanders

10/4/2018 04:52:44 pm

I agree with Maurice's opinion on childhood because some children do grow up in stressful environments and lack an outlet to express their thoughts and emotions while others grow up in healthy environments. I also agree that stories and books are great ways for children to express themselves and exercise their imagination.

Tami Shigeta

10/21/2018 03:42:15 pm

I do agree. Unfortunately not all children have the same opportunities as others. Anxiety and depression are so evident in todays world. It is vital that children are seen and heard and know that they are not alone in the world. It is so important for the child to feel safe and be able to process challenges in a safe environment. It is unrealistic to teach our children that there will always be a 'happily ever after'. But it is important to let children know that we can embrace our individual experiences and learn from them and to also strengthen our resilience.

Porscha

10/28/2018 04:09:42 pm

I agree with him. Children are faced with many difficulties. So giving them an outlet to escape from stress with a book or creative expression activity can prove to be extremely beneficial.

Kylie Jessup

11/11/2018 09:49:41 pm

I do agree with him. Children face many of the things (both good and bad) that big people face, yet they don't have the control over them that we do. It is important for caregivers to give them outlets for their emotions as well as a safe space in which to do so.

Tristi Moody

11/12/2018 04:03:43 pm

Yes I agree with his opinion on childhood. Children are subjected to so many adult things that they dont understand. From TV to social media they are exposed to many evil things in the world that they are not ready to process. They are introduced to new adults that they are supposed to be kind and friendly too, when they do not trust them yet. As a teacher I have watched many of my students through the years draw pictures of things going on in their life. I always ask them to tell me about their pictures. There is a lot of emotions that come out through their drawings about life, circumstances and people.

Kimmai Than

12/2/2018 09:38:13 pm

I agree because it is important to help the children learn how to express emotion, they grow up each day with different feeling, once they have experience so they easily control their emotions in all situation

Samantha Lucas

12/4/2018 05:45:15 pm

His opinions directed at childhood are right on!

Beverly Henry

12/6/2018 05:33:14 pm

I believe all children have fears and anxieties at some point in their childhood regardless of whether they have a quote"good " childhood or "bad" childhood. Teaching them methods to cope with these fears before they experience them makes them stronger and more able to cope. Books and self-regulated creative experiences are proven methods to learn skills to deal with these fears, anxieties, and emotions.

Lydia

12/7/2018 10:11:18 am

I think that it can really depend on the child and their own personal family experience. One thing that is however uniformal between most children is that they don't have control over situations and I think that Maurice is correct in a way that using the imagination to picture something that they can be in control of can help them express life's tough and good times.

Tiffany

12/9/2018 08:03:11 pm

Yes I do agree that children have difficult lives. Parents and adults do all they can for children, but they don't always know how to express themselves or say what they need. And everything is so much bigger than they are, it has to be a little scary if not confusing for them.

Amy Lewandowski

12/16/2018 03:07:53 pm

Yes, I agree with Maurice Sendak's beliefs about childhood to an extent. I agree that childhood can be scary and stressful. Children are often not heard and most of their decisions are made for them. Most experiences are new and so are usually scary just for fear of the unknown. I also know that many children do not have safe, comforting environments to depend on and their worlds can be riddled with uncertainty and helplessness. However, I also believe that childhood is a time for being carefree and unhindered. It is a time before overwhelming obligation and responsibility when a child can explore the world and their imagination.

Douglas W Hansen

12/17/2018 12:27:09 pm

I think it is interesting that his story allows for a child to be a child and express themselves in ways that may not be socially appropriate but are age appropriate. In many ways he empowers the child and parent simultaneously.

Anna

12/27/2018 03:20:59 pm

I agree that childhood can be fraught with uncertainty and a lack of control. its why so many kids act out-they're trying to establish boundaries or establish control over some aspect of their lives. I love that he recognizes this and gives kids a way to deal with these wild emotions through imaginary adventures.

Stella Washburn

12/27/2018 05:39:22 pm

Yes, I agree that childhood, regardless of how supportive parents might be, can at times be full of uncertainties leaving a child feeling powerless. Sendak recognized that aspect of childhood and gives children a way for expressing their 'wild" emotions throgh his storytelling and illustrations.

Shelley Lekness

12/28/2018 11:59:59 am

I do agree with his opinion. Childhood comes with tough emotions regardless of how good their lives may be. Sendak understands that and showed a way to express their feelings.

Pamela Miller

12/30/2018 09:04:11 pm

I agree that childhood can be challenging and stressful and it's important to have a positive outlet to express those feelings. It's important to encourage children to express their feelings through creative means such as drawing and writing along with other forms of art.

Honor

12/31/2018 09:51:11 am

Yes! I absolutely agree with his views on childhood. I remember when I moved at a young age, and had to go to a new town and new school, reading was what made me feel safe and secure, because books were something I could constantly rely on. Not only that, but writing was a safe outlet for me as well.

Gina Howard

12/31/2018 12:41:07 pm

I love the idea of using this book as a way of coping. I never knew anything about this author or any of his other books. He is very interesting and I plan on checking out his other books

Nikki Green

1/11/2019 01:16:29 pm

Yes I agree. Children learn to express their emotions, needs and wants at a wry young age. They take this with them a The way to adulthood.

Yolanda

2/6/2019 01:28:42 pm

Yes I believe that all children have personal struggles and having creative outlets with books or art is very important!

sharon

7/2/2019 01:21:44 pm

I agree that books are a great way to relieve stress and can encourage children to explore ways to relieve that stress

Nikki

12/3/2019 06:07:25 am

Deirdre

12/3/2019 06:57:31 pm

I believe every child has emotional moments in their lives. Some may be more traumatic than others, but in the eye of the child experiencing the events the trauma is equal until they grow older and perhaps can place it on a scale. Books are an excellent way to deal with emotions and also get "lost" and escape the situation of the moment.

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