In my experience, children tend to say what they think you want to hear. Case in point; I've been proofreading a well-known children's magazine, and one of the regular columns is a survey on hot button issues for 9- to 13-year-olds. (e.g., "Should schools have dress codes?" "Is it fair that they banned snowball fights?" "Should there be ratings labels on CDs?") The most "conservative" answers almost always come out on top. ("Yes, kids dress really inappropriately for school these days.") I don't think that they actually think that (judging by the little Brittney Spears clones I see running around), but your main concern at tht age is placating your parents.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2005-02-12 03:18 pm (UTC)