In some households, the voices of children are hardly heard. These are homes where children’s voices are muffled by either one or both parents, where the children only speak when spoken to, where free expression of one’s thoughts, feelings or opinions is severely restricted. I’m sure many of us know of a household where when the head of the house walks in, other members of the family retreat into cocoons – usually in their bedrooms. When the father walks in, the mood in the house suddenly changes, and is replaced by a pin-drop silence, where only his breathing can be heard. Here, the father’s...
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