HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD 

                          VS

        IDEAL CHILDHOOD

Pictures related to the history of childhood in the past

Historical Picture of a child 

They were frequently abandoned, abused, or even killed due to societal stigma

According to the article (Child Welfare In Canada)

"Children were often seen as commodities to be bought, sold, or even put to death." 

Indigenous children were forcefully removed from their families and were placed in residential schools or foster homes

According to the Sixties Scoop article," It refers to the mass removal of Aboriginal children from their families into the child welfare system, in most cases without the consent of their families or bands." 

Indigenous children were forbidden from speaking their native language and practicing their culture 

Under article 2(e) of the U.N. Convention Genocide (1948), "Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group." 

The unfair treatment  traumatized

 Indigenous children

 which affected them physically

 and mentally 

According to Sixties Scoop" The homes in which our children are placed ranged from those of caring, well-intentioned individuals, to places of slave labor and physical, emotional and sexual abuse."

According to the Code of Ethics and Standard of Practice," Child abuse includes physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and/or neglect. It also addresses a pattern of abuse and risk of harm."