Editing Taking Children Seriously

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{{Notability|date=November 2022}}
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'''Taking Children Seriously''' ('''TCS''') is an exploration of [[parenting]] and [[Philosophy of education|educational philosophy]] whose central idea is that children are full people.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230626181401/https://takingchildrenseriously.com/welcome-to-taking-children-seriously/] Welcome to Taking Children Seriously"</ref>

==Overview==
TCS was conceived between 1988 and 1989 by [[Sarah Fitz-Claridge]],<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230626181429/https://takingchildrenseriously.com/autonomous-learning-autonomous-life/] Autonomous learning, autonomous life"</ref> and later grew into an online mailing-list around 1992.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120205030830/https://www.takingchildrenseriously.com/node/136] How did TCS start?"</ref>

TCS begins with the observation that most traditional interactions between adults and youth are based on [[coercion]]. Instead of viewing some sources of ideas – such as parents’ ideas – as having authority, Taking Children Seriously takes the growth of knowledge seriously, which means free competition of the ideas irrespective of source. 

The TCS model of [[parenting]] and [[education]] views coercion as infringing on the will of the child, and also rejects parental or educator "self-sacrifice" as infringing on the will of the adult. TCS defines coercion as: "double-binding – putting others in no-win situations – using your ingenuity to actively prevent problems being solved. Authority. Interacting hierarchically. Looking down on."<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230605125741/https://takingchildrenseriously.com/what-do-you-mean-by-non-coercive-what-is-the-difference-between-coercion-and-non-coercion/] What do you mean by non-coercive? What is the difference between coercion and non-coercion?"</ref> TCS advocates that parents and children act creatively to find solutions without force or compromise.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230528202346/https://takingchildrenseriously.com/how-can-i-tell-if-a-proposed-solution-is-a-real-solution/] How can I tell if a proposed solution is a real solution?"</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230325135932/https://takingchildrenseriously.com/how-is-a-compromise-not-a-real-solution/] How is a compromise not a real solution?"</ref>

The TCS philosophy is informed by the [[epistemology]] of [[Karl Popper]] and [[David Deutsch]], a theoretical [[physicist]] at [[Oxford University]]. <ref>"[https://takingchildrenseriously.com/what-is-the-relationship-between-karl-poppers-epistemology-the-ideas-of-david-deutsch-and-taking-children-seriously/] What is the relationship between Karl Popper’s epistemology, the ideas of David Deutsch and Taking Children Seriously?"</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.takingchildrenseriously.com Taking Children Seriously Website]
* {{cite journal |title= Brain Child Mag Homepage|journal=Brain, Child Magazine |volume= 4 |issue= 1 |pages= Winter 2003 |url=http://www.brainchildmag.com/ |access-date=2008-11-11 }} [http://www.utne.com/2003-11-01/Free-to-Be-Me.aspx Reprinted] in the ''[[Utne Reader]]''
* {{cite web |url=http://www.k12academics.com/taking_children_seriously.htm |title= Pedagogy > Taking Children Seriously |access-date=11 November 2008 |publisher=K12 Academics |date=2008-11-11 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/opinion/people-must-start-taking-children-seriously/article_4acddb14-3213-11ed-8c32-8bba4773f752.html |title= People must start taking children seriously|access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Collegiate Times |date=2022-09-13 }}*


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