childcentric

comparative more childcentric · superlative most childcentric

1. Focused on or oriented toward children.

   She sees Kylie, the central character in an Australian TV series, as an example of 'childcentric' comedy and links her to the Australian tradition of irreverence for authority, bom of its colonial history.

   2019, George E.C. Paton, Chris Powell, Stephen Wagg George E.C. Paton, Chris Powell, Stephen Wagg, The Social Faces of Humour: Practices and Issues, page 1973

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   The tradition of embracing a childcentric view of development dates from Rousseau (1762/1948) and has been reinforced not only by the writings of Freud (1905), but by the contributions of many other preeminent theorists such as Piaget (1936/1974) and Bowlby (1982).

   2002, Margie E. Lachman, Handbook of Midlife Development, page 281

   The platform is described on its website as follows: "Everything we do is childcentric: Storypark works to make a difference—not just a dollar... Our approach comes with a sincere respect for children, including their privacy and contribution”.

   2023, Claire McLachlan, Tara McLaughlin, Sue Cherrington, Assessment and Data Systems in Early Childhood Settings, page 108