I was helping an 11-year-old friend collect pictures of farm animals on the computer when we came across this photograph of the tree-climbing goats of Morocco.
"This is amazing," I said.
"I have to ask my Daddy if this is true," he said.
"I don't understand. Here's the photograph and the description of the animal. You don't believe them?" He thought for a second and then said, 'I just have to ask my Daddy."
"Wow," I said.
Some children feel they're not free to explore the wonders of the world without permission. They feel they aren't permitted to ask questions or challenge themselves and their parents. They often have difficulty trusting their own judgment, they doubt themselves and don't know their own minds. They need to be told what to think and believe. It's like their minds and imaginations aren't free to grow; they don't use their brains in the ways they should and they often don't do well in school. This is a kind of abuse.
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